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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 country’s A-share IPO market reopened in January after 15 months of suspension. But despite making promises of a free market, the China Securities Regulatory Commission quickly began to tinker with the process. Its interference is hindering the country’s equity market development. -
China experienced its first debt defaults in 15 years when Shanghai Chaori and property company Zhejiang Xingrun Real Estate Company failed to make respective debt payments in March. Other borrowers will follow, which could be a good thing if Beijing manages it well.
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The central bank’s new governor, Raghuram Rajan, is bringing fresh impetus to long-simmering plans to offer new bank licences, and could oversee a period of state bank consolidation. If executed well, such plans could drive a new era of capital growth in India. Elliot Wilson reports.
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The Central Bank of Bahrain has begun a consultation with the kingdom’s Islamic banks on new rules designed for what it terms “special murabaha” financing contracts by the banks.
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European Union Commissioner Michel Barnier added his weight to the regulatory impetus behind securitization on Tuesday, saying the promotion of the asset class as a tool for boosting business lending would not endanger financial stability
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The Bank of Italy’s efforts to get Italian banks ready for supervision by the ECB has crushed Intesa’s 2013 P&L, as the bank follows the same strategy as peer UniCredit in taking a huge impairment in the final quarter to clean its balance sheet for the impending asset quality review and stress test double-whammy.
