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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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Bloomberg has launched a so-called List Trading tool for interest rate swaps on its swap execution facility, enabling market participants to improve operational efficiency.
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Canada’s financial sector is lobbying for a $30bn swap line with China and an Rmb80bn ($13bn) RQFII quota. Alongside the country’s provincial governments, the industry has been making a strong case for why Canada would strongly benefit from the establishment of a formal RMB hub in the country. This week's pricing of a second offshore RMB bond by the government of British Columbia (BC) may well prove to be the tipping point. -
A French working group comprising French, Chinese and international banks in Paris has got the nod from the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) to proceed with the creation of a clearing house structure to facilitate the clearing and settlement of RMB transactions in France, GlobalRMB understands.
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The dust is still settling from the results of the Asset Quality Review and bank stress tests, but it seems clear that the catharsis European officials hoped for has not materialised. The AQR, in particular, was worthwhile and bank balance sheets are more transparent. But it doesn’t follow that Europe’s banks will now embark on a lending spree. Lack of demand remains the underlying problem, which could present a challenge for Monte dei Paschi di Siena. Meanwhile, deflation looms — a scenario, incidentally, that the stress tests didn’t consider.
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The Hong Kong Exchange has extended its After Hours Futures Trading (AHFT) session by 45 minutes for its Hang Seng Index futures, H-Shares Index futures, Mini HIS futures, Mini HHI futures and renminbi currency futures. The close of the after hours futures trading clearing session will also be extended.
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Direct trading between renminbi and the Singapore dollar (SGD) was launched on China’s interbank foreign exchange market on October 28, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS).
