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European and other regulators are working on reforms to make covered bond funding more efficient
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New swap execution facilities are going to struggle to compete with other more established SEFs in 2014, according to Will Rhode, principal, director of fixed income at TABB Group, in New York.
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David Wright, secretary general of the International Organization of Securities Commissions, is concerned by the current trade repository system, noting that many are either not connected or are facing restrictions.
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The China Securities Regulatory Commission plans to push for further foreign participation in the country’s derivatives markets in 2014, allowing foreign institutional investment firms to develop brokerages and overseas branches on the mainland.
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The South Korean Financial Services Commission is seeking to support the introduction of futures on the Kospi 200 Volatility Index next year and is also considering creating a market for new derivatives, such as sector index futures.
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Corporates may be allowed to provide cross-border guarantees for their debt deals to offer overseas investors an extra layer of protection. Yet the strategy will only work if Chinese companies gain access to their assets outside the Free Trade Zone.
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Even as corporates are given more freedom to conduct cross-border business from Shanghai’s Free Trade Zone, treasurers remain hesitant to set up shop so long as their mainland cash pool is segregated from their operations in the pilot zone.