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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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Germany is comfortably China’s largest trading partner in Europe, accounting for about a third of all EU-Chinese trade and for a large share of European FDI into China. That would seem to make Frankfurt a natural hub for renminbi (RMB) trading and settlement in Europe. Indeed, when Prime Minister Li Keqiang chose Germany as the destination for his first overseas trip as China’s Premier, in May 2013, he spoke of the economic “dream team” that the two countries could create if they intensified their co-operation. Can this also be applied to financial services, and if so, will it underpin the further expansion of Frankfurt as a financial centre? This was the focus of EuroWeek’s December roundtable in Frankfurt.
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is considering waiving specific trade reporting requirements for international firms active in the over-the-counter derivatives market, and is currently in discussions with market participants over the issue.
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Officials in Seoul are skeptical moves by the country’s financial regulator to open the market to greater product diversity will boost dwindling derivatives volumes.
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The issuance of structured products through a trust vehicle could be challenging for firms following the formal adoption of the Volcker Rule last month, according to lawyers.
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Global sovereign credit default swap spreads tightened 9.5% in the fourth quarter of last year while stocks continued to rally, according to a report published by S&P Capital IQ on Wednesday.
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A survey by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association has found that cross-border trading relationships have broken down since the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s swap execution facility mandate came into force on Oct. 2, 2013.