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    UK banks will find it harder to game leverage ratios as regulators plan to introduce stricter disclosure rules than those in Europe.
  • The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the clearing and settlement of renminbi in South Africa, the two central banks announced on July 7. The move makes South Africa the first offshore RMB hub in Africa.
  • In this round-up, Hong Kong RMB deposits and cross-border RMB trade settlement recover slightly in May, Bank of Korea activates a RMB liquidity facility to support markets, Mizuho Bank launches free trade accounts in Shanghai's FTZ, and the FTZ authority ventures overseas with six new offices.
  • The mutual recognition of funds (MRF) scheme opens today for application by Mainland and Hong Kong-based fund managers. Foreign asset managers with mainland joint ventures are likely to enjoy early success, though analysts expect the programme to achieve wide popularity.
  • News that BlackRock will start using the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect (SHSC) shows the trading link is beginning to appeal a wider range of investors as the early technical issues get resolved. This increasing popularity is even holding up in the face A-share volatility with turnover on the northbound channel on the rise.
  • It's been a good week for Europe's renminbi ambitions with the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (Safe) extending a Rmb50bn RMB qualified foreign institutional investor (RQFII) quota to Hungary, while China Construction Bank (CCB) listed its RQFII ETF on Paris’ Euronext.