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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
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
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The process for IPOs in the UK could be improved as a result of reforms mooted by the Financial Conduct Authority, market participants say. But they also warn that the market works well now and some of the FCA’s ideas could hinder rather than help, especially if they are not implemented carefully, writes Jon Hay. -
The US Senate Agriculture Committee was expected to review legislation reauthorising the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Thursday amid debate over the benefits of additional funding for financial regulators.
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Over the past 15 years UK banks have set aside over £53bn to pay for their misconduct, according to a report published on Monday, with the end nowhere in sight.
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Falling expectations for Japanese inflation and the dovish turn at the US Federal Reserve sent the yen higher last week. This left USD/JPY at the lowest level since October 2014 going into this week, with only a slight retracement on Thursday bringing solace to Japanese exporters.
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The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) used its 31st annual general meeting in Tokyo this week to publish the first in a series of documents to help market participants comply with margin requirements for non-cleared derivatives. It also joined other industry bodies in a clarion call for global regulators to drop dual-sided derivatives trade reporting in favour of an entity-based approach.
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The long-awaited debut marketplace lending ABS in Europe was announced on Thursday, with Deutsche Bank arranging and leading SBOLT 2016-1, an SME ABS back by a £130m pool of loans originated by Funding Circle and bought by KLS Diversified Master Fund.
