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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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Javelin, a swaps execution facility, has asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a reduction of the liquidation time required for market agreed coupon swaps and international money market swaps that are cleared on SEFs in an effort to promote better liquidity and higher competitive trading volumes. -
A lack of clarity over Canadian rules and regulatory oversight between provincial regulators has posed some challenges for derivative market participants. As Canada looks to fulfil components of the G20 reform mandate for OTC derivatives trading — including trade reporting, clearing and margin requirements — a lack of uniform compliance among participants and rulemaking differences between regulators pose hurdles for the market.
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Bank of China Paris Branch (BoC Paris) officially launched RMB clearing in France on December 3. The Chinese bank also signed on the same day a memorandum of understanding with French agency Caisse d'Amortissement De La Dette Sociale (Cades).
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), which grants Australian authorities access to derivative contracts data from EU trade repositories (TRs) outside of their jurisdiction.
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In this round-up, Hong Kong and South Korean RMB deposits fell, Hong Kong cross-border RMB trade settlement was also down in October, Westpac and BNP Paribas have expanded their presence in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, while the Intercontinental Exchange is planning to launch RMB futures in Singapore.
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The UK chancellor of the exchequer, George Osborne's Autumn Statement, announced a major boost for alternative finance through peer-to-peer (P2P) markets. Retail investors could soon use the tax exempt individual savings allowance wrapper to put money into P2P, unlocking a pool of capital worth more than £400bn for the sector.
