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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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Central counterparties that accept non-cash variation margin are taking on significant risk, according to Daniel Maguire, head of SwapClear U.S at LCH.Clearnet. -
Deutsche Bank will list five synthetic exchange-traded funds on the Hong Kong Exchange on Thursday, which will reference country specific indices and a regional Asia ex-Japan index.
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The economic committee of Egypt's Shura Council has agreed to accept a $50m mudaraba loan from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB). This will be used to support the growth and development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Egypt.
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The Islamic Financial Services Board has admitted seven new organisations into membership. The IFSB council agreed that Indonesia Deposit Insurance Corporation, BanqueCentrale Des Etats de L'afrique de L'ouest (Central Bank of West African States) and the Central Bank of Tunisia should come on-board. IFSB also admitted four new observer members. These are SAB (France), Finance Accreditation Agency (Malaysia), RAM Rating Services (Malaysia) and Fajr Capital (UAE).
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Draft accounting rules that limit the continuation of hedge accounting to novation of derivatives resulting from mandated central clearing should be extended to include all contracts cleared through a central counterparty, according to the European Securities and Markets Authority.
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Financial transaction tax proposals being drawn up by some European Union member states may force some firms to open subsidiaries outside the tax zone, according to ICAP.
