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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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In this round-up, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) published 18 new regulations for foreign banks in China, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has not injected money through reverse repo for a number record number of days and Spain and China sign MoU for closer financial collaboration and potential Panda bonds. -
Santander Brasil has tested the country’s Letra Imobiliária Garantida (LIGs) covered bond regime with two privately placed deals.
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The European Commission is pushing forward with plans to boost liquidity in the NPL market, promoting a privately owned electronic marketplace to improve transparency and encourage trading. It is inviting ‘industry stakeholders’ to a roundtable, with a plan supposed to be on the table by spring next year.
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Several European central banks have contacted the Loan Market Association (LMA), raising concerns about the risks of the leveraged finance market. But following a round of private meetings in London, the authorities are not expected to bring forward new regulations.
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Chinese and French banks may take advantage of a new Luxembourg green covered bond law, where the cover assets are linked to renewable energy, according to an official at the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE).
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As the EU Covered Bonds Directive nears the finish line, speakers at the Covered Bonds Market conference held by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (Afme) and the Association of German Pfandbrief Banks (VDP) have voiced concern about the quality of the product being diluted.
