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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 Financial Conduct Authority has helped to put the UK at the forefront of financial innovation with its pioneering regulatory sandbox programme. While it has inspired similar schemes in various jurisdictions, its next big challenge is to implement this concept across borders. -
Georgia has become the latest country to signal its intention to develop a covered bond law, though given the small size of its mortgage market, issuance prospects are likely to prove limited.
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The Financial Stability Board has this week recommended that further analysis be carried out to assess how bank capital buffers should work after the coronavirus pandemic. It will set out its next steps in another report in October.
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In this round-up, China’s central bank will cut the reserve requirement ratio for banks by 50bp, Beijing further tightens its grip on overseas IPOs of technology companies, and the top antitrust watchdog blocks Tencent Holdings’ plan to merge two of the country’s largest videogame streamers.
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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has completed a report looking at lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic, but it has stopped short of recommending any changes to the regulatory capital framework.
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The European Commission signalled this week that it would extend regulation into many more aspects of sustainable finance, driving an agenda that could change the role of capital markets in society. But although responsible investing experts welcomed it, the complex package of at least 30 measures is likely to provoke a wide variety of reactions, from enthusiastic support to complaints that it is too slow and unambitious, to outright opposition. Jon Hay reports.
