All posts tagged "Corporate Bonds"
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437IndiaSEBI Directs Funds to Trade Corporate Bonds Through Exchanges
From October, SEBI will require mutual funds to trade at least 10 percent of their corporate bonds through RFQ platforms of stock exchanges to enhance transparency and price discovery.
July 23, 2020 -
366JapanJSDA Takes Steps to Increase Bond Market Transparency – Report
New corporate bond offerings often go partially unsold without the knowledge of issuers. JSDA is reportedly considering requiring underwriters to disclose investor information to issuers.
June 27, 2020 -
301FeatureUS Federal Reserve Launches Bond-Buying Programme
A step not taken during the 2008 GFC, the Fed has started to buy corporate bonds in the secondary market, in a bid to support market liquidity and ensure credit availability.
June 17, 2020 -
533Fintech / RegtechFSC Korea Outlines Key Policy Tasks for H2 2020
The measures include continued support for businesses and individuals, with some focus being diverted back to pre-Covid policy work to support innovation and data-driven initiatives.
June 15, 2020 -
475Asia-PacificThailand: Parliament Approves $60b Covid-19 Aid Package
The 1.9tr baht aid package includes additional liquidity for banks to lend to SMEs, and a corporate bond stabilisation fund to provide bridge financing to issuers.
June 2, 2020 -
374Capital RegulationBOJ Targets Small Businesses with New Lending Facility
The 30tr yen facility will provide lending to businesses with interest-free funding, while paying a positive 0.1% interest on the amounts they lend to businesses.
May 24, 2020 -
503India
SEBI Allows Debt Funds to Increase Exposure to G-Secs
The flexibility has been granted for three months to ensure adequate liquidity in corporate bond funds, banking & PSU debt funds, and credit risk funds.
May 23, 2020 -
316Asia-Pacific
BOT Cuts Benchmark Interest Rate to Record Low 0.5%
Thailand's National Economic and Social Development Council expects economic performance this year to be the worst since the Asian financial crisis.
May 22, 2020 -
179KoreaS. Korea to Set Up SPV to Support Lower Grade Corporate Debt
The SPV is a separate initiative from the bond market stabilisation fund, which focused on corporate bonds rated AA and higher.
May 22, 2020 -
596ChinaChina Issues Guidelines on Greater Bay Opening Up
The PBOC will pilot cross-border PE and VC investments and explore the establishment of a futures exchange in Guangzhou and an international commercial bank to serve Greater Bay Area.
May 15, 2020
