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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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China's authorities are moving quickly on two sets of new guidelines, on Panda bonds and green bonds, and could be in a position to release them as early as September. A green Panda bond could follow, GlobalRMB has learned from several sources close to Chinese decision-makers. -
In this round-up, RMB indicators rose in Hong Kong across deposits, trade settlement and clearing, HKEx saw a 66% month on month increase in USD/CNH futures, Macau's RMB deposits and trade settlement were also up, and China and Angola will use their national currencies for trade settlement.
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The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has made RMB products available across its platforms and is pushing for the currency to become just one more option available to its clients. But product innovation will only proceed as quickly as Chinese regulators' desire to open up, according to LSEG's director of international development.
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Recommendations on foreign exchange and interest rate reform in China were at the heart of this week's International Monetary Fund's interim report on its Special Drawing Rights (SDR) review, despite the market's more immediate focus on the report's suggestion that addition of the renminbi to the SDR could involve a nine-month preparation period after any decision later this year.
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The inclusion of A-shares in institutional investors' portfolios is inevitable, although the process will be a gradual one for index providers, exchanges and money managers, FTSE Russell chief executive Mark Makepeace has told GlobalRMB.
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The renminbi is unlikely to be added to the basket of currencies underlying the International Monetary Fund's Special Drawing Rights (SDR) facility until October 2016, even if the IMF Executive Board were to recommend inclusion when it announces the results of its review later this year, according to an IMF report on Tuesday night.
