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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 Single Resolution Board has said that it could introduce ‘bank-specific transition periods’ for bonds that have been issued under English law and would otherwise cease to count towards the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) after Brexit. -
In this round up, American Express (Amex) becomes the first global credit card firm to receive an onshore RMB settlement licence, Chinese traders using the new London-Shanghai Stock Connect are not required to open new accounts, and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) sees a 91% annual growth in its China stock index futures.
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State officials provide strong verbal commitment to private sector development, the China Securities Regulatory Commission promises more stringent stock trading suspension rules, and China’s State Council says it will enhance the domestic business environment for domestic and foreign companies.
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The International Capital Market Association’s 12th annual Primary Market Forum spent much of the session focused on fintech, as new issuance platforms and technologies converge on a market which has so far seen little of the electronification that has gripped secondary markets.
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The chances of a profound transformation of financial markets to equip them to fight climate change rose this week, when the European Parliament adopted a bold set of policies that would require investors, banks and companies to take into account their impacts on the environment and society. Bonuses would be linked to sustainability targets.
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Russian capital markets have had a rough time this year, but the prospect of relief from sanctions diminished this week after the Democrats regained control of the US House of Representatives.
