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  • In this round-up, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange saw surges in trading of offshore RMB (CNH) futures, BMO became the first Canadian bank to become market maker for CAD-RMB direct trading, and the country of Djibouti is launching a Silk Road Bank. Plus a recap of GlobalRMB’s top stories this week.
  • The transition to a new IMF special drawing rights (SDR) basket, inclusive of the renminbi, is just the starting point for efforts by China and the IMF to see the basket take up a greater role as a global liquidity tool.
  • The future of international bank capital agreements from the Basel Committee is hanging in the balance with Donald Trump’s presidency, plus scepticism from some of Europe’s most senior policymakers, undermining global consensus on setting the next round of rules.
  • Primary bond markets have a new code of practice, released as part of the legacy of the Fair and Effective Markets Review. The draft standard, released on Friday morning, is supposed to apply to issuers, investors and underwriting banks in the wholesale fixed income markets in Europe, and, unlike other practice guidelines, applies across investment grade, high yield, securitization and emerging markets.
  • Bankers have lauded a decision by the European Securities and Markets Authority this week to propose a two year delay to rules requiring smaller financial counterparties to centrally clear derivatives trades.
  • The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has replaced the head of its implementation effort for margin on non-cleared derivatives, just months before the industry faces a major regulatory deadline.