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  • The European Parliament is following the principle of 'Do No Harm' to the bond market, as it grapples with ESMA and the European Commission over the final wording of Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II).
  • The European Parliament’s economic and monetary committee had the first exchange of views on the simple, transparent and standardised securitization (STS) framework on Tuesday morning — the day after 85 academics criticised the plans.
  • The Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) has announced the launch of the first RMB global currency index, with a new line of RMB currency futures approved for take off on May 30.
  • The Single Resolution Board and national authorities will be able to set the level of bank bail-in liabilities on a case-by-case basis, rather than having to meet a standard European minimum, if a piece of regulation proposed by the European Commission is passed.
  • The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has confirmed that authorities will respect the beneficial ownership right of foreign investors, crossing another item off the to-do list for A-shares to be included global indices.
  • In this round-up, China's central bank appoints a new deputy governor, first foreign banks with direct access to China’s onshore foreign exchange market are named, the first RMB certificates of deposits (CDs) settle in the US, and eight new RMB qualified foreign institutional investor (RQFII) licences. Plus, a recap of our stories this week.