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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
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The renminbi fell on Friday at the Asia open as US president Donald Trump holds talks with China counterpart Xi Jinping, State Administration of Foreign Exchange (Safe) claims Mainland’s FX market is stable, and Stock Connect saw a 56% jump in turnover on the northbound channel in March. -
India’s central bank will allow the country’s lenders to invest in real estate and infrastructure investment trusts, the latest in a series of regulations aimed at bringing the asset class to life.
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A German MEP reignited the explosive topic of London-based euro clearing on Tuesday, proclaiming that “EU citizens decide on their own money.” A move to force euro clearing to take place inside the eurozone could raise the cost of derivatives collateral and damage risk management, lawyers warned, as well as denting the City's position as a financial centre. Costas Mourselas and Jean Comte reports.
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Regulators and market participants are increasingly concerned about the spikes in repo rates at the end of quarters and years. Last year finished with a particular squeeze in the European market — perhaps exacerbated by the huge fines faced by Deutsche and Credit Suisse last year.
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has released its opinion on the European Commission’s proposals for EU regulations on central counterparty (CCP) recovery and resolution. ESMA, while applauding the proposals in general, disagreed with the Commission's suggestion that its supervisory and monitoring role can be carried out using existing resources.
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The UK government is selling almost £16bn of state assets into the securitization market this month, but is trying to make sure unwarranted profits from the deals flow back to the Treasury, following criticisms of the last round of privatisations. David Bell, Owen Sanderson and Sam Kerr report.
