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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 Financial Stability Board, the G20 organ that has led much of the post-crisis re-regulation, has appointed Randal Quarles as its new chair and Klaas Knot as vice-chair, after Bank of England governor Mark Carney stepped down.
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Trade body the Futures Industry Association (FIA) on Tuesday released recommendations on how to shore up clearing house (CCP) risk management processes in the wake of a €114m member default at Nasdaq Clearing in September. -
The European Central Bank is likely to decide soon whether to launch a new targeted long-term refinancing operation (TLTRO III) for banks. The market may already be forcing its hand, but the EU’s fight with Italy means the choice has wide-reaching implications.
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A tie-up with real estate firm Grivalia will allow Eurobank to accelerate the reduction of its non-performing exposures, the Greek lender said on Monday. The country’s banks normally face equity dilution from writing down bad loans, under a law relating to deferred tax credits (DTCs), but Eurobank has found a structural way to get around that.
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The Bank of Italy has said that it is concerned that the introduction of a new minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) could prove troublesome for the business operations of Italian banks, given their limited access to international bond markets.
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Welcome back to our Monday newsletter. In this round-up, Allianz gets approval for first wholly foreign-owned enterprise (Wfoe) in the insurance sector, foreign bond investors will receive tax exemptions, and PBoC Shanghai branch is lifting lending quotas to help small and private enterprises.
