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Bank Of England: Detailed Transparency Requirements For Asset Backed Securities And Covered Bonds - Market Notice 11 October 2019

Date 11/10/2019

This Market Notice sets out the Bank of England’s (the Bank) detailed transparency requirements for asset backed securities and covered bonds.

FSB And IMF Publish 2019 Progress Report On G20 Data Gaps Initiative

Date 11/10/2019

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) today published the Fourth Progress Report – Countdown to 2021 on the implementation of the Second Phase of the G20 Data Gaps Initiative (DGI-2). The report will be submitted to the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors ahead of their meetings in Washington D.C. in mid-October.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Sets Out Latest Expectations For Firms On Brexit

Date 11/10/2019

The FCA and regulated firms have been taking steps to prepare in the event the UK leaves the EU on 31 October 2019 without a deal. Today the FCA has issued an update on steps certain firms need to take.

Refinitiv Investment Banking Scorecard: 11 Oct 2019

Date 11/10/2019

Attached is the Investment Banking Scorecard from Refinitiv. 

EBRD Invests PLN 80 Million In ING Green Covered Bonds

Date 11/10/2019

• EBRD invests PLN 80 million (€18.5 million equivalent) in ING Bank Hipoteczny’s first green covered bond issuance
• Total volume of issuance is PLN 400 million
• Funds will finance energy-efficient buildings

Refinitiv: Sterling Rallies On Brexit Deal Optimism

Date 11/10/2019

With the pound rising to its highest level against the dollar since July amid hopes for a Brexit deal, please see below charts from Refinitiv showing the pound’s performance for today and since the 1^st July.

Solactive Releases New Issuer-Level Screened Green Bond Index And Partners With Lyxor For The Launch Of A New Green Bond ETF

Date 11/10/2019

The green bond market has grown massively and green bond investors’ needs are evolving all the time. Back in 2014, when Solactive established its first Green Bond Index, only 14 bonds were eligible for inclusion. Today, it includes 319 bonds (as at 02/10/2019). This index now also serves as the basis of Solactive’s first ESG-screened green bond Index – Solactive Green ESG Bond EUR USD IG TR Index. Both indices place a unique emphasis on projects and assets seeking to make the greatest contributions to reducing CO2 emissions. The new index adds an issuer-level screen meaning it expands its focus beyond the bonds’ use-of-proceeds to include the issuer’s current exposure to fossil fuel-based power generation or nuclear.

HKEX Management Appointment

Date 11/10/2019

• David Graham, Head of Listing to retire at the end of 2019
• Bonnie Y Chan appointed as new HKEX Head of Listing, effective 2 January 2020

Bank Of England: Information Transparency On Asset-Backed Securities - Market Notice October 2019

Date 11/10/2019

In order to be eligible for the Bank of England’s (the Bank) operations, the following transparency requirements for asset backed securities and covered bonds must be fulfilled.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Summary Report - 11 October 2019

Date 11/10/2019

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange weekly summary report.