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Hong Kong’s slow reform of interest rate benchmarks has put US$2.2 trillion worth of hedging contracts at risk, say market observers

By Georgina Lee and Enoch Yiu
October 18, 2020, South China Morning Post

Hong Kong banks risk falling behind in the global effort to reform interest rate benchmarks as the …

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China is simplifying access to its bond market. It’s about time, too

By Eugene Cheung
October 1, 2020, South China Morning Post

For much of 2020, addressing the Covid-19 pandemic has been the main focus for governments across the world, with reforms …

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Vast Chinese debt market requires big reforms

By Chris Flood
September 27, 2020, Financial Times

China’s rapidly expanding $15tn mainland bond market offers some tantalising prospects for pension funds and other institutional investors that have seen sources …

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West’s easy money policy boosts China’s bond market

By Thomas Hale
September 27, 2020, Financial Times

The coronavirus crisis has changed many aspects of the world, but chronically low yields across western bond markets is not one of …

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China May Be Working Up a U.S. Blacklist. Here’s Why Investors Are Not That Worried Yet

By Resha Kapadia
September 22, 2020, Barron’s

The week has brought another wave of U.S.-China friction, with reports that Beijing is laying the groundwork for its own blacklist and President …

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China issues new rules to tighten control over financial holding firms

By Leng Cheng
September 13, 2020, Reuters

China issued new rules on Sunday to regulate financial holding companies, in its latest move to prevent systematic risks to the nation’s vast …

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Why is Wall Street expanding in China?

September 5, 2020, The Economist

In the tech industry the rupture between China and America continues to grow. Will Uncle Sam force a sale of TikTok, a Chinese-run app popular …

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Asia risks falling behind on Libor transition, sources say

By Karen Lai and Chris Davis
August 26, 2020, Risk

Buy-side preparations for Libor’s widely anticipated demise are progressing at a snail’s pace in parts of Asia, due largely to …

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China Vows Continued Support for Hong Kong as Financial Hub

August 23, 2020, Bloomberg

China’s banking regulator pledged its backing for Hong Kong as a finance hub and reiterated a commitment to opening up the Chinese financial sector amid a …

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China’s Bank Regulator Warns Dollar Dominance Is Seed of Crisis

August 16, 2020, Bloomberg

China’s top banking watchdog cautioned that U.S. dollar dominance combined with the massive stimulus unleashed by the Federal Reserve could push the world to the edge …