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The ratings review finished with both upgrades and downgrades linked to senior bonds now being subordinated to regular deposits
Public pension schemes have sold shares in coal, oil and gas companies but are still funding expansion of the gas industry through infrastructure funds
Key points of contention include the investor sanctions regime and the definition of 'resilience'
European and other regulators are working on reforms to make covered bond funding more efficient
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More currency volatility and a shaky stock market may look scary, but the trend for foreign ownership of Chinese securities is up. Standing at just 2% of the Chinese market, further reforms can only boost the quota of Chinese equities and bonds in global portfolios, according to banks and asset managers. -
HSBC has been mandated as the sole offshore RMB concentration bank for LME Clear, clearing house for the London Metal Exchange (LME), which accepted the offshore renminbi (CNH) as eligible cash collateral earlier this month. The bank has told GlobalRMB that the initiative shows the growing prominence of RMB in commodities markets.
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Philippine bank supervisors, like their counterparts elsewhere, face a complex and often thankless task. But unlike regulators in many other countries, they also face the risk of being taken to court and suspended from their jobs if banks decide to bite back. The problem is a longstanding one, but it is finally starting to be addressed, as Matthew Thomas reports.
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The IMF board of directors approved on August 11 a suggestion by IMF staff to extend the current composition of the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) facility to September 2016, the IMF said in an August 19 statement. The timeline for a decision on the possible inclusion of the RMB, however, remains unchanged, with the board set to meet in November.
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Last year's launch of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect and the technical challenges that followed it highlight the need for continued harmonisation of market practices, according to Omgeo, a post-trade processing firm.
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The idea of China using its own currency to buy and sell commodities on the global market attracts plenty of scepticism. But the Gold Connect that launched in Hong Kong last month and a new trading platform in the Shanghai free trade zone (FTZ) show that China is serious about its plans to make the RMB into a global commodity currency.
