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Malaysia’s 1MDB is understood to be suing Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan as part of an effort to recoup more than MR96.6bn ($23.5bn) in assets that it claims are linked to the state investment fund. -
In this round-up, China’s trade surplus jumps in the first four months of the year, regulators unveil details for implementing the cross-border Wealth Management Connect pilot scheme between the Mainland, Hong Kong and Macau, and Beijing decides to suspend all activity under the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue.
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The Financial Conduct Authority’s plan to look at helping US-style special purpose acquisition companies list in London smacks of short-termism. Even in the US, the epicentre of the Spac craze, there is a growing clamour for the Securities and Exchange Commission to toughen listing rules.
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Richard Cordray has been selected to head the federal student aid office, assuming responsibility over the entire portfolio of federal student loans in the US. With his appointment, the $10,000 student debt forgiveness policy will likely come to fruition, unexpectedly benefiting the sector.
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The European Central Bank’s top supervisor has hit out against plans to implement the Basel III output floor using a “parallel stack” of risk-weighted assets, warning EU lawmakers of the reputational risks of diverging from international agreements.
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Market participants on Wednesday called the removal of Andriy Kobolyev as CEO of Naftogaz last week “disheartening”. The Ukrainian government’s meddling in the state-run energy company casts doubt on its commitment to IMF-mandated reform of corporate governance and will weaken Naftogaz’s ability to return to the bond market.
