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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. -
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.
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In this round-up, China’s macro leverage drops on a year-on-year basis for two consecutive quarters, Ping An Insurance Group plans to invest up to Rmb50.75bn ($7.84bn) in troubled conglomerate Peking University Founder Group, and the securities regulator has put more weight on the pre-listing education process of domestic IPO candidates.
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The Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges have tightened rules for public bond issuance in China’s exchange market, releasing new guidelines that are likely to restrict supply from weaker issuers and deter investment holding companies, local government financing vehicles and real estate developers. Addison Gong reports.
