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  • The Basel Committee has had a charming festive tradition in recent years, dropping a major update to bank capital regulation in the week before Christmas. Big banks should expect a festive regulatory treat this year too.
  • The European Union’s Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin) got 10 of the 11 countries discussing a financial transaction tax to agree on elements of the levy on Tuesday, and are intent on continuing work on the rule in 2016.
  • UK banks will have to provide the Bank of England’s supervisory arm with two versions of their quarterly leverage ratios, though the regulator has extended the start date for publicly reporting the ratios by one year.
  • IMF staff have issued a detailed report containing the analysis and recommendations made to the Fund's executive board ahead of its SDR decision. The report offers a useful analysis into the RMB's standing globally, including its importance as a reserve currency and the level of trading it commands in global foreign exchange markets.
  • In this round-up, Hong Kong sees sharp drop in RMB trade settlement in October, PBoC appoints Swiss RMB clearing bank, ICBC Singapore completes first CNH bond repo, CSRC looking at London Stock Connect feasibility, Macau set to introduce RMB clearing system, StanChart joins OTC Clear in Hong Kong. Plus, a recap of our top stories this week.
  • The fragmented nature of the European ABS market could complicate the application of the European Commission’s proposals for simple, transparent and standardised (STS) securitizations, according to panel members at the Euromoney Capital Markets Union forum on Thursday.