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PRA and FCA go much further than EU in loosening rules
Liberated issuers will still have to follow European regulations if they want to sell in EU
Public versus private distinction scrapped for disclosure plus new, simplified templates for mature asset classes
Established, well-known corporates could be among the first to use new regime
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In this round-up, the White House administration is lining up tariffs covering the entirety of Chinese imports, the People’s Bank of China further relaxes cross-border renminbi trading rules, and Bond Connect’s trading platform Tradeweb goes live with block trading. -
Autorité des Marchés Financiers, the French markets regulator, has reemphasised the importance of a Europe-wide ban on binary options and restriction on contracts for difference.
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More finance and derivatives industry groups this week came out against the leverage ratio and its impact on client clearing, backing the findings of an August report by global watchdogs. In a joint paper, trade bodies including the FIA also expressed concern over Brexit and its potential impact on client clearing.
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Three executives from global bulge bracket banks have called for more supervisory cooperation over Brexit, particularly on the side of the EU. All three expressed hopes for a Brexit deal that was more bespoke than just third country equivalence.
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The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) on Friday said that the leverage ratio should recognise the exposure-reducing nature of initial margin, becoming the latest body to call for change on the issue.
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China lays out even more ambitious plans for lending, trading and investment in Africa at a summit in Beijing this week, the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (AmCham HK) makes political and economic agenda recommendations to the city’s government, and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing asks market participants to be ready for the implementation of investor ID on the Stock Connect.
