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China NDFs weaken sharply on devaluation jitters
The price of Chinese renminbi non-deliverable forwards (NDFs) spiked sharply against the dollar in active trading this week, following a cut in interest rates by the People's Bank of China (PBOC) last week and fears that China would be unable to avoid…
Bank of Japan steps up support for corporate borrowing
The Bank of Japan will accept BBB-rated corporate debt as collateral for loans for the first time, in an effort to aid companies struggling for financing.
Sovereign CDSs hit all time highs
The cost of credit protection on a number of eurozone sovereigns reached record levels this morning, while financial institutions suffered from declining market sentiment.
Mortgage investors turn to analytics firms for due diligence on MBS assets
Baseline Capital and Edeus are two firms that have released evaluation tools for residential mortgage assets to help investors assess credit risk in securitisation pools
UK retail banking faces FSA supervision
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Basel II looks set for post-crisis overhaul
Regulatory News
Europe resolves to regulate rating agencies
Regulatory News
Mark-to-market accounting 'a major cause' of the crisis
Corporate Governance
AIG-OR's loss data collection exercise a success
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