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While liquidity in all markets is worse than it was pre-crisis, high yield bonds have seen the smallest downturn – and liquidity has picked up since 2012, according to research from JP Morgan.
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Chinese companies will increasingly seek to list in the onshore market as valuations on the Mainland hit feverish levels and China overhauls its foreign investment laws and IPO system, said industry experts. This also means the variable interest entity (VIE) could eventually vanish. -
The announcement by index provider FTSE Russell to give A-shares a weighting in some of its indices is a further sign that China’s securities are ready to enter the wallets of global investors. And the firm has told GlobalRMB that it expects A-share inclusion in global indices within three years.
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Equity and bond investors are braced for the revelation — expected as early as June — of European regulations that are likely to force the unbundling of payment for research.
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Sellside and buyside traders alike have lauded initiatives to save credit default swap liquidity, following a collapse of volumes and an exodus of market makers from banks in London.
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Royal Bank of Canada kept the good times going on Thursday, posting record C$2.5bn profits. RBC Capital Markets, the investment bank, kicked in C$625m of that total, up 23% from last year.
