Top Section/Ad
Top Section/Ad
Most recent
After quitting M&A and equity capital markets in Europe and the US last year, HSBC is striving to maintain global relevance — and London and New York still have a role to play
Deal raises questions about whether transaction was done at arm's length
Public pension schemes have sold shares in coal, oil and gas companies but are still funding expansion of the gas industry through infrastructure funds
Bot claims funding is ‘cheaper than peers who borrow from independent banks or credit funds’
More articles/Ad
More articles/Ad
More articles
-
There is a lot of market interest in One Belt One Road, but there is little understanding of how OBOR’s financing will work, said Hong Kong’s secretary for financial services and the treasury KC Chan, who reckons the city will play a key role in bridging the knowledge gap. -
The upcoming Bond Connect has generated a lot of interest, but not all market participants are pleased with China’s latest attempt to entice foreign investors, with some seeing the new scheme as a confusing addition to an already complex investment landscape.
-
People’s Bank of China (PBoC) plans new bitcoin regulations, Stock Connect southbound flows hit new highs, financing costs of renminbi bonds are cheaper offshore than onshore for the first time in 28 months.
-
China’s FX reserves rise for the fourth consecutive month in May, a Chinese securities regulator says the country will start allowing foreign investors to trade commodities futures onshore, and Ford Motor’s onshore financial arm issues RMB-denominated bonds.
-
Italian banks are the most likely financiers of their own non-performing loan (NPL portfolio sales, thanks to the structure of the government guarantee scheme, and the difficulty of executing large NPL trades with external finance. Portugal, too, looks set to go down the same road.
-
The 28 finance ministers of the EU are set to adopt an ‘action plan to tackle non-performing loans in Europe’ on June 16 – the first EU-level move to tackle this €1tr problem.
