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Tom Hall goes through a sterling week of deals for European ABS, while Thomas Hopkins dissects the dangers that a rise in LMEs would pose for European CLOs
Proposed 10% limit on interest would strip out most of securitizations' excess spread
Implementation necessary after wide-ranging changes last year
It is not enough to just undo some of the European Commission’s more controversial proposals
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In this round-up, China publishes a set of strong economic data for the first two months of the year, five Chinese telecommunications companies including Huawei Technologies are blacklisted in the US for posing a national security threat, and UBS is boosting its holding in its onshore securities joint venture to 67% from 51%. -
In this round-up, Chinese premier Li Keqiang defends Beijing’s ‘above 6%’ annual GDP growth target, China’s exports soar during the first two months of the year, and the securities regulator is reportedly planning to increase scrutiny on IPOs in Shanghai’s Star market.
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The Senate Banking Committee approved the nomination of Gary Gensler as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Rohit Chopra as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, allowing the two picks by US president Joe Biden to advance to the Senate floor. The restoration of consumer protection initiatives removed under the Trump administration is expected to follow a successful confirmation by Chopra.
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In this round-up, smaller Chinese firms see the slowest growth in manufacturing and services activity since mid-2020, the head of the Chinese banking and insurance regulator is wary of bubbles bursting in foreign markets, and the onshore sale of the so-called ‘carbon neutrality bonds’ moves from the interbank market to the smaller exchange market.
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In this special round-up on China’s annual Two Sessions parliamentary meeting, the central government sets a conservative annual growth target for the Chinese economy in 2021, signals a modest tightening in fiscal and monetary policies, and plans to broaden regulatory oversight of the fintech sector.
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The UK’s monetary policy will officially be designed to fight climate change from now on, after chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak changed the Bank of England’s mandate this week, delighting sustainable finance campaigners.
