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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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The Italian government has agreed to provide a guarantee for Banca Carige’s bonds, giving it a chance to shore up its liquidity position. The state has also put the option of a precautionary recapitalisation on the table. -
Investors in some tier one instruments issued by HSH Nordbank are taking their complaints to court in Germany, claiming that the way in which the notes were written down and the coupon payments missed was improper.
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Twenty-seven universal banks, investment banks and brokerages have confirmed or are considering moving operations or staff from the UK to the rest of the EU, according to EY. Paris is gaining in popularity as a destination for UK financial services firms, but Dublin appears to be the top choice.
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A last-ditch reprieve for the asset-backed commercial paper market late last year saved European banks running securitization conduits from a huge drawing on their liquidity reserves — but details of the fix are still being hashed out.
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In this round-up, People’s Bank of China (PBoC) cut the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) by 100bp, Shanghai-London Stock Connect likely postponed to late January, and Li Keqiang encourages big commercial banks to support the private sector.
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Danske Bank is looking to issue a senior non-preferred bond, giving primary market investors a chance to judge the institution after developments in a money laundering scandal have raised the prospect of it receiving a large fine from US authorities. Danske follows BNP Paribas, which paid up to print a new deal on Thursday.
