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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 UK has begun the process of creating its own versions of the European Union’s sustainable finance regulations, by picking a Green Technical Advisory Group to help it draft a green taxonomy. It will face two conflicting priorities: to maximise harmonisation by staying close to EU rules; and to depart from them, for a variety of reasons including the possibility of improving on the EU’s approach. -
In this round-up, China’s exports and imports grow at slower-than-expected rates in May, financial institutions will be evaluated on their performance in supporting the economic development of rural China, and two Chinese financial conglomerates plan to set up financial holding companies.
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In this round-up, US president Joe Biden signs an executive order that bans Americans from investing in Chinese companies allegedly operating in the defence or surveillance sectors, the People's Bank of China raises banks’ foreign exchange reserve requirement, and Beijing gives greater flexibility to securities companies on a ‘whitelist’.
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In this round-up, China’s banking and insurance regulator sets rules on the sale of wealth management products, and Goldman Sachs is finding fresh opportunities in the Mainland through a tie-up with its largest lender.
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The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has launched a series of surveys ‘to understand the potential conflicts of interest and misaligned incentives among participants in the leveraged loan and CLO markets’, inviting bank lenders, CLO investors, loan sponsors, and CLO managers to give them feedback.
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The European Banking Authority has published its first EU-wide climate risk assessment. It reveals that many banks lack the granular data required to reliably estimate their green asset ratios.
