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European and other regulators are working on reforms to make covered bond funding more efficient
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Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) announced this week that it had amended overseas (including Mainland China) investment rules for insurance companies in a bid to enhance their investment return and efficiency. -
The appointment of an official renminbi clearing bank for South Korea in July has sparked a surge of activity. Renminbi deposits have risen in the two months since then, and stood at Rmb122.6bn ($20bn) at the end of August, accounting for nearly 30% of the country's foreign currency deposits. And according to Peter Kim, head of global markets Korea at HSBC, geographical and economic proximity makes South Korea a natural RMB hub.
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Overall credit default swap notional reported to swap data repositories last week increased 34% from the previous week, according to data from the International Swaps and Derivatives Association. This follows two weeks of a consistent uptick in CDS notional, with a combined increase of 64%. Overall interest rate derivatives that was reported, only increased by 5%.
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The European Commission is considering a six month extension to relief for central counterparty clearing houses not yet registered for clearing.
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Corporates are increasingly feeling the appeal of the Chinese currency, but a lack of regulatory clarity and the need for technological investment has been a deterrent to widespread adoption. But in a new report, Deutsche Bank argues that the time to act is now.
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India’s new prime minister needs to reform further if he is to rebuild the country’s economic momentum and repair its finances. Selling state assets could prove vital to his success, particularly in the banking sector. Elliot Wilson reports.
