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Chicago-based CME Group has signed a market data provision agreement with the China Financial Futures Exchange, that country’s sole derivatives-focused bourse.
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Standard & Poor’s has upgraded India’s rating outlook to stable from negative, citing an improved political situation that opens the door to reforms for growth and better financial management. Its rating remains BBB-.
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Basel III-compliant tier two bonds in Korea have become more investor friendly after changes made by the country’s regulators, which reduce the chance of non-viability risks, according to a Fitch report.
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Jamie Gavin, ex-executive director of operations and global head of change for listed derivatives and over-the-counter clearing at Morgan Stanley, has joined brokerage Newedge as head of institutional OTC clearing sales for the UK.
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Romania is making a push to gain emerging market status, alongside a raft of other proposals to increase liquidity in its markets and encourage foreign investment. The initiative, launched by the Romanian financial supervisor, is called “STEAM”, and is supposed to cut the costs of investing in the country. But political holdups, including a presidential election in November, could slow the process.
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Andy Jobst, a senior economist in the European department at the International Monetary Fund, told delegates to the ECBC/Euromoney covered bond conference that regulatory obstacles remained high, despite the political mandate for SME covered bonds and ABS.