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European credit spreads enjoyed a unanimous rally on Thursday as the odds of the UK leaving the European Union receded.
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A British vote to leave the European Union could lead to the reopening of a spat between the Bank of England and the European Central Bank over clearing euro-denominated trades. Last year, the UK won a court battle in the European Court of Justice, keeping the right to clear euro-denominated trades outside the eurozone.
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Markets watchers in Asia said they were optimistic, as GlobalCapital Asia went to press on Thursday, that next week would be a return to business as usual, given their widespread expectations that the UK would choose to remain in the European Union. But some warned that, irrespective of the outcome, currency risks could spill over to other asset classes, adversely affecting bonds and equities. -
The People’s Bank of China put a new idea in front of market watchers this week – Chinese depositary receipts. While the plan is far from concrete and there are few assurances it will take off, listings of foreign companies on the Mainland would be a historic, and tantalising, prospect. John Loh reports.
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China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange (Safe) has expanded a pilot renminbi conversion scheme to all non-financial companies, allowing them to repatriate offshore bond proceeds. This will help reduce confusion over different rules from different regulators and boost direct offshore bond issuance, said market participants.
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Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission is improving its oversight of the city’s IPO process under proposed new rules that will give it earlier and more direct input on listing policy.
