Top Section/Ad
Top Section/Ad
Most recent
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
More articles/Ad
More articles/Ad
More articles
-
Brazil obtained a Rmb190bn ($77.3bn) swap line last year, but since then there has only been one public dim sum bond from an issuer in the country. The solution to boost the local RMB market is to take advantage of the infrastructure that Hong Kong offers, says that city’s government. -
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) announced the launch of direct trading of RMB and Euro in the Shanghai interbank market on September 29. Market players are expecting tighter FX spreads, a longer swap curve and broader RMB adoption among European traders. A PBoC official was also on the record stating that the China International Payment System will formally be set up in Shanghai.
-
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is looking to play the role of provider of key European infrastructure for investors looking to increase their China exposure, and for Chinese investors looking to raise funds in Europe in RMB or other currencies.
-
The advance of the RMB as an international trade and investment currency, accompanied by a robust programme of policy initiatives, is boosting Chinese banks' bottom line. The latest evidence of the trend comes from Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), which have released data on their financial performance in the first half of 2014.
-
In this round-up, RMB deposits in Hong Kong stay flat, RMB cross border trade settlement falls 2.3%, Luxembourg RMB deposits rose 5% to Rmb67.2bn ($11bn) in the first half of the year, and Eurogiro launches direct RMB payments to China.
-
Integrated asset management, private equity and hedge fund shop FinEx Group, has launched a commodities boutique that will provide hedging and risk management services via derivatives and structured products to commodity producers and consumers globally.
