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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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Following a record year for offshore RMB (CNH) bond issuance in 2014, HSBC is expecting gross annual issuance for bonds and certificate of deposits to stabilise at around Rmb500bn ($80.8bn) next year. -
Shinhan BNP Paribas Asset Management Company is preparing three RQFII funds and could launch the first as soon as January 2015, according to Deogjin Jang, deputy CEO. In October Shinhan BNPP AMC became the first South Korean firm to be awarded an RQFII licence.
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The European Securities and Markets Authority has criticised the rating process for European mortgage securitizations after a study of the four largest rating agencies that it began in October 2013.
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Market participants have hailed China's recent decision to open up a second group of Free Trade Zones (FTZs) as further evidence of the country's determination to press ahead with the overhaul of its economic and regulatory framework. Prime minister Li Keqiang announced on December 12 that three new FTZs would be launched, in Guangdong, Tianjin and Fujian.
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London experienced a near doubling of its RMB deposit base in the first half of 2014, according to a report commissioned by the City of London Corporation and published on December 15. RMB-denominated foreign exchange trading also increased by 116% to $54tr, while RMB trade finance grew by 79% to Rmb26.5bn ($4.3bn).
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The European Commission has extended the mandatory capital standards for exposures to central counterparties under the Capital Requirements Regulations. Recognising that CCP authorisation and compliance requires more time to complete, regulators have extended the deadline by six months.
