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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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Global systemically important financial institutions are hiring more risk management specialists familiar with counterparty risk management, clearinghouse frameworks and the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems of the Bank for International Settlements and the International Organization of Securities Commissions Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures in a bid to better access the robustness of CCPs.
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Rules from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission that require derivatives to be traded on a swap execution facility have resulted in fragmented liquidity and decreased derivatives trading volumes, according to a survey conducted by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association.
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The launch of client clearing in Japan next February could face hurdles due to the lack of clients signing up for the service.
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The European Securities and Markets Authority has reported that European Member States’ sovereign credit spreads have tightened by around 26 basis points since the ban on uncovered credit default swaps in March 2012, according to a report published by the European Commission.
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LCH.Clearnet has begun offering client clearing for single name credit default swaps with the addition of 187 names to its CDS clearing service.
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In 2014 the offshore RMB market will continue to expand, with the launch of an internationally compatible CIPS, RQDII and the launch of free trade accounts in the Shanghai FTZ, says ANZ.