Doubts that UK government kitemark scheme will fly

'Gold standard' plan for bonds gets mixed reception, with industry watchers divided over whether it gives the market much-needed direction or fails to offer any real assurances

The UK government has rejected industry calls for an US-style government-backed lending agency to help revive the local securitisation market and instead has devised a plan of its own.

However, industry commentators have warned the proposals to introduce a 'gold standard' kitemark for mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and covered bonds could create more problems than they solve. An immediate concern is that the plans contradict industry assertions that problems in the UK residential mortgage

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Stemming the tide of rising FX settlement risk

As the trading of emerging markets currencies gathers pace and broader uncertainty sweeps across financial markets, CLS is exploring alternative services designed to mitigate settlement risk for the FX market

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