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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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The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation has partnered with TriOptima, enabling daily reconciliation of over-the-counter derivatives trades that are reported to DTCC’s European trade repository via triResolve, as mandated by the European Market Infrastructure Regulation. -
Dutch banks have been given the official green light to issue additional tier one bonds, after the country’s First Chamber of Parliament voted to pass a proposal allowing additional tier one coupon payments to be tax deductible.
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Demand in the Canadian derivatives markets is increasing as investors are drawn to the country’s financial stability, creditworthy banking system, proximity to the US and strong regulatory infrastructure. There has accordingly been a substantial growth in futures markets tied to the country’s natural resources and commodities trade, driven by both domestic and international investors.
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The launch of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect has not dampened enthusiasm for the Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) scheme among asset managers looking to get access to Chinese markets. UK-based Baring Asset Management is the latest to have picked up an RQFII licence and it is eyeing the scheme as a way of investing in Chinese A shares.
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Regulators demand numerous know-your-customer checks to be performed and accurate client and counterparty data checks be made. Not only do firms need to make substantial changes to their internal processes to meet these requirements, they must ensure that the counterparty and client data they hold is accurate from the outset and then efficiently managed forevermore. Legal entity data management is far from a simple task, however, and with a swathe of risk management and investor transparency requirements due to come into force over the coming years, firms need to give this critical activity some serious attention. To read the full Learning Curve titled ‘The big data challenge: firms must act now’ written by Mark Davies, general manager and head of Avox, please go to www.globalcapital.com/derivatives/learning-curves.
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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has reopened the comment period for the much debated position limits following several years of deliberation, which is expected to result in new proposed rules or a new final rule, according to lawyers.
