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The implementation of US risk retention rules is proving contentious in the European market, with questions marks being raised over the fair value calculations used in UK RMBS deals, and a common approach to the “safe harbour” route still to emerge.
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Day two of SFIG Vegas kicked off with a post-election roundup of the regulatory landscape, with market participants on a panel telling audience members that they were hopeful that the market can expect a more collaborative regulatory environment under president Donald Trump.
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Fitch Ratings weighed in on the increasingly tense debate about the spread of weighted average coupon caps in European securitization, publishing a note on Friday that cautioned investors about the structures but acknowledged that they helped deals get higher ratings with less collateral. -
Emboldened Congressional Republicans ramped up attacks against the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday, taking aim at the central bank’s role in negotiating international financial rules and its bond purchase programmes. But chair Janet Yellen was defiant, and said the Fed would remain a part of the Basel negotiations.
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Joseph Lau, managing director and head of non-traditional securitizations at RBC Capital Markets, has landed at New York-based Lord Capital after leaving the bank in January.
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Barclays has announced several senior appointments in its credit trading business, including the rehire of Shrut Kalra from Goldman Sachs to co-head European high grade on the derivatives side.
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Republicans keen to start dismantling US financial regulatory infrastructure have the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray, in their sights. But removing him may not be straightforward.
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US president Donald Trump has fellow Republicans in Washington, DC fired up with his aggressive approach to government. Now they look to be planning an assault on the independence of the Federal Reserve and other bodies as they tear into post-crisis regulation, writes Sam Kerr.
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The chair of the European Banking Authority called on Monday for the establishment of an EU-wide asset management company to deal with non-performing loans, during a seminar held at the European Stability Mechanism's headquarters.
