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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, Chinese premier Li Keqiang defends the pace of reform and opening up at the Summer Davos conference, the People’s Bank of China prepares to issue its first RMB bills in Hong Kong, and the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) paints a rosy picture of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). -
UK financial market regulators have demanded firms show clear evidence that they are engaging with the transition away from the Libor benchmark.
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The ECB has concluded most European banks lack a suitable long-term business plan and therefore intends to carry out on-site “missions and deep dives” to make sure they become more profitable.
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Europe already has a powerful tool to deal with banks that fail to show they have the proper risk controls in place — it’s called the supervisory review and evaluation process.
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The European Mortgage Federation — European Covered Bond Council (EMF-ECBC) has reached consensus on four critical areas of concern in response to a draft report from the European Parliament’s Economic & Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) on the European Commission’s proposals for a covered bond legislative framework.
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Nasdaq Clearing said early on Monday that it had replenished 90% of its member default fund, adding it had “no indication” that a member would shirk on its commitments. The deadline for replenishment is on Monday.
