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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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In this round-up, the US and China agree to meet in October in Washington, Hong Kong's chief executive formally withdraws the extradition bill and the Chinese state council is set to release local government bond quotas for 2020 early. -
Christine Lagarde has given a strong hint she will persist with the European Central Bank’s highly accommodative monetary policy if she takes over as its president in November. Lagarde also suggested the ECB would move to make its portfolio more green.
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High-yield bond funds are a lot more exposed to a liquidity shortfall than funds for other asset classes, according to a stress test developed by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). The publication of ESMA’s results came in the same week as a Bank of England official discussed solutions to fund fire-sales.
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Swedish pension fund Första AP-fonden (AP1) has dismissed its chief executive Johan Magnusson in relation to him subscribing privately to the IPO of John Mattson Fastighetsföretagen, in which the fund was also participating.
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The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is to pay $20m in penalties and undertake remedial efforts as part of a settlement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
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BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank have become the first two foreign banks to receive approvals to underwrite all bonds from non-financial corporations in the Chinese interbank market. While the new licence will expand their underwriting scope in the mainland, it is unlikely to make a big dent to their DCM businesses, or challenge state-owned banks’ dominance. Rebecca Feng reports.
