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  • A regulatory-driven initiative to boost interoperability in the European trilateral repo market should boost the efficiency of collateral. However, before the new system can be put in place, there is the sizeable task of bringing settlement systems together.
  • The ECB’s recent decision to reduce haircuts on funding collateral comprising asset-backed securities should be a boon for the moribund European securitization industry, but its real target is the continent’s small and medium-sized company sector, which has struggled to secure bank support since the financial crisis.
  • The Brics economies are all experiencing difficult growing pains, but India is probably most at risk of being left behind, afflicted by slowing growth and a raft of legacy structural problems it failed to tackle in the good times.
  • Award-winning Canadian journalist and commentator Andrew Coyne, who has followed Mark Carney’s career closely and interviewed him several times, shares his thoughts on what you should know about the new Bank of England governor.
  • A faster way to pay suppliers marks a new era for international trade as it helps companies unlock working capital and improve cash flow. Bank Payment Obligations (BPOs) are one tool among many though, so companies should think carefully about when to use them.
  • As heavy outflows, product withdrawals and confusion over pricing vex the ETF industry, BlackRock softens its claim that investor demand had made ETFs the ‘true market’. It’s unclear whether the problems are a blip or a more serious threat to the products.
  • A scarcity of loans is undermining new issuance of collateralized loan obligations. Managers are trying to squeeze extra life out of existing issues, reinvesting capital years after the reinvestment period has ended. It can be good news for investors if it helps avoid a default, but can also lead to delays in repayment.
  • Turkey has transformed, in a matter of a few weeks, from the poster child of emerging market excellence to a volatile economy, with an uncertain macroeconomic and political backdrop, that threatens to reprice the sovereign risk premium. The truth lies somewhere in between.
  • Video commentary by Tino Kam, SEPA product executive at RBS
  • The UK government is hoping investor appetite for renewables and conventional power generation will grow after unveiling the long-awaited update of its Electricity Market Reforms (EMR). Richard Saint, Managing Director, Corporate Advisory and Sue Milton, Senior Director, Energy Structured Finance at RBS, explain.