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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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A push to internationalize the master agreement developed by China’s National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors (DI, 11/23/11) is facing opposition within the regulatory system as well as from the industry, according to lawyers who track the issue. -
The Federal Open Market Committee Thursday announced that the Federal Reserve would begin purchasing $40 billion in agency mortgage-backed securities a month, commencing its third bond-buying program to jump-start the struggling economy. But the market was left guessing as to how long QE3 is intended to last.
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The London interbank offered rate is economically relevant and necessary for the functioning of the over-the-counter derivatives market, and any discontinuation of the benchmark process could result in systemic risk and market dislocation, according to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association.
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South Korean politicians have again pushed back the passing of key amendments to the nation’s main financial markets act, this time to October, threatening the country’s commitment to implement its central clearinghouse by year-end.
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Investors are keeping tabs on the outcome of this Thursday’s European Central Bank’s policy meeting, which could see Mario Draghi, ECB president, spell out details of state intervention in the region’s troubled bond markets.
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South Korea’s Financial Services Commission is looking to stimulate its exchange-traded fund business by relaxing regulations on index-tracking funds, according to China’s Xinhua News Agency.
