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Markets are looking to the authorities to simplify blockchain issues, but they may not have the purest motives
The new European Secured Note market is keen to secure regulatory recognition for the new product but there are advantages to not having it
Investor appetite for CLO ETFs is increasing in Europe, as the asset class matures. But regulation and investor wariness may limit the eventual size of the market, writes Thomas Hopkins, meaning it will be some time before it can reach the scale of that in the US
Specialist mortgage lenders are optimistic that funding for asset-backed lending will improve in the long run, despite the difficult developing situation around the fall of specialist bridging lender Market Financial Solutions, writes Tom Hall
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A large majority of derivatives users have not yet started to prepare contracts for the end of Libor, according to a survey published on Thursday. -
'Simple, transparent, standardised' (STS) ABS deals are unlikely to be certifiable before the end of January according to third-party verifier Prime Collateralised Securities (PCS). A debate is ongoing within the European Commission over homogeneity requirements and to what degree the final regulatory technical standards (RTS) will differ from previous templates.
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Swedish markets regulator Finansinspektionen (FI) on Wednesday called for lawmaker-backed resolution plans for clearing houses, in the wake of a default at Nasdaq clearing last September.
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Around half of EU banks see pricing as a major constraint for issuing subordinated debt counting towards their minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL), while analysts think funding costs will increase for capital instruments across the board, according to a survey released by the European Banking Authority this week.
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The National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors (Nafmii) is gearing up to unveil new standards for the Chinese rating industry this year.
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Donald Trump’s attacks on rising US interest rates have prompted outrage that the maverick president is trampling on the independence of the US Federal Reserve. However, while Trump’s style is unique, his intent to influence the Fed has plenty of precedents.
