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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 appetite for commodities and its rapid push for RMB internationalisation is resulting in an expansion of the offering for RMB-denominated commodities and derivatives products, such as the upcoming base metals mini futures contracts on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx)-owned London Metal Exchange (LME) and the September launch of the international board of the Shanghai Gold Exchange. -
As the European Central Bank prepares to take over supervision of Europe's biggest banks, the rigorous approach it adopted in the Asset Quality Review, unearthing €136bn of non-performing loans that had been miscategorised, will become the norm, not the exception.
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James Cawley, founder and ex-CEO of Javelin Capital Markets in New York, has joined BGC Partners as CEO of its swap execution facility, also based in New York.
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‘Credible’ is the word many are using to describe the European Central Bank’s Asset Quality Review and the European Banking Authority’s stress tests, writes Graham Bippart.
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Trade reporting under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation is not working, according to the Wholesale Markets Brokers' Association, which represents a large proportion of interdealer brokers in the market.
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The Bank of England (BoE) will begin work next year figuring out how to provide Islamic banks with Shariah-compliant liquidity facilities. Even without knowing what rates or requirements the prospective facilities will involve, the UK’s Islamic lenders — long starved of Shariah-compliant liquid assets — say anything will be better than holding cash.
