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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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ANZ and CIMB have both revealed plans to sell their respective stakes in Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank (SRCB) and Bank of Yingkou, as part of strategies to focus on their core businesses. -
In 2016, blockchain went from a buzzword to a ‘must have’ in financial markets, as seemingly every bank and exchange invested in projects and proofs-of-concept. But with so many asset classes having been promised big gains, 2017 begins with a dose of realism about the limits of the technology — and the challenges it poses for regulators. Dan Alderson reports.
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The upending of global financial markets in the second half of 2016, driven by shocks from the UK’s Brexit vote and US presidential election, has caused a breakdown in previously dominant cross-asset correlations and a sharp resizing of event risk in 2017. Dan Alderson reports on a wave of structured product innovation aimed at navigating this new and more volatile universe.
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Cross-currency swap markets face a rough start to 2017. Traders fear that diverging central bank policy, a shift in corporate borrowing dynamics and a repatriation of US money will all upset the basis at different parts of the curve. Dan Alderson reports.
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New issue bonds have been going from strength to strength, with some of the largest ever issues priced in the last two years. But the way they are executed has hardly changed for years. That is, until 2016, when sweeping regulatory change arrived in the form of new market abuse rules, along with new technology platforms and new market guidelines. Owen Sanderson reports.
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The European Securities and Markets Authority wants more convergence between central counterparties on how they comply with margin and collateral requirements.
