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It has been a brave new world for the renminbi since the People's Bank of China (PBoC) shook global markets with its surprise devaluation just over a year ago. But while there are signs that things have moved in the right direction, it seems a little early to trumpet the move as a policy success. -
In this round-up, Hong Kong sees further drops in its RMB deposits base in June, new RMB futures contracts on the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) reach trading records in early August, and a Chinese regulator sets up a working group to prepare for the Shenzhen Connect launch. Plus, a recap of GlobalRMB's top stories this week.
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With the World Bank set to issue a ground-breaking bond denominated in IMF special drawing rights (SDR) in China this month, markets are starting to take a closer look at what the odds are for the SDR to pull off its transition to a real-world financial instrument.
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More banks than ever are turning to balance sheet CDOs to hedge their loan books, with a boost from Basel plans to increase risk weights for ordinary assets. Institutions such as Crédit Agricole, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank have ramped up their issuance programmes, while others are entering the market for the first time, as with Nordea.
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Proposed amendments to the “simple, transparent and standardised” securitization framework show that European political sentiment towards the market is hardening, with some suggesting raising risk retention even higher than the 20% level previously put forward.
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Bank capital structuring has become a bit more boring. With little fanfare, regulators have killed some of the most interesting new products in the market before they got off the ground — meaning bank capital alchemy is no more.
