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The US Federal Reserve added fuel to an already dramatic rally across asset classes this week, as it scaled back its expectations for rate hikes this year. This came a week after European Central Bank president Mario Draghi had worked the market into a frenzy by increasing the scope of the bank’s asset purchase programme.
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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has added to the push for cross-border harmony with European Union regulation by approving a substituted compliance framework for central counterparties that are also registered in Europe, thus freeing them up from the restrictive burdens of double regulation. -
High yield credit has enjoyed a sustained rally over the last five weeks and investors have taken advantage through exchange traded funds.
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UK moves to restrict the tax deductibility of debt have worried borrowers, such as commercial real estate companies and private equity, whose business model relies on high leverage. But the changes, which follow existing tax avoidance plans from the OECD, have a big escape clause for most firms.
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The Chinese green bond market is set to blossom after the Shanghai Stock Exchange laid out a framework for corporates this week.
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China's securities industry is set to welcome a new player after the regulator approved a joint venture between Chinese and Hong Kong investors — the first under the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
