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Liberated issuers will still have to follow European regulations if they want to sell in EU
Public versus private distinction scrapped for disclosure plus new, simplified templates for mature asset classes
Established, well-known corporates could be among the first to use new regime
An accurate picture of liquidity could help London compete for listings
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  • The UK government has filled one of the last gaps in its offer of financial help to companies struggling with effects of the coronavirus, by removing the cap of £500m revenue, which had barred many medium-sized companies from accessing government loans — raising the possibility that high yield bond issuers could tap loans for a variety of purposes.
  • The European Central Bank is encouraging investment banks to keep up their market making activities during the coronavirus pandemic by offering them temporary relief on their capital requirements for market risk.
  • The National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors (Nafmii) has made fresh efforts to reform the bond issuance process in China. It is giving some issuers more flexibility around their fundraising plans and the way they can execute deals.
  • In this round-up, China’s ambassador to the US said the two countries have been working towards implementing the trade agreement reached in January, and the UK’s foreign secretary said hard questions need to be asked about the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • Governments in developed countries have rushed to introduce measures to support companies, large and small, battling with the effects of coronavirus lockdowns. But they are all doing it differently, throwing a spotlight on the relationships between public and private sectors in each country and inviting the question: which is the gold standard? Jon Hay, Silas Brown and Mariam Meskin report.
  • European short sellers were dealt another blow on Wednesday as the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) decided to extend its ban on short selling.