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Moody’s: Nearly 40% of high-yield Asian issuers have weak liquidity

Future CFO

These factors signal rising credit risks and potentially more distressed exchanges and defaults in the coming months, the rating agency added. billion issued in the first quarter, said Moody’s, adding that issuance was largely concentrated in January from Chinese property developers.

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ESMA outlines its approach to reporting on systemic impacts of clearing

PWC UK

ESMA will identify any difference in basis available between TC and EU CCPs, and model any concentration add-ons. It will assess the impact to EU counterparties from breaking global netting sets against any gains available from netting at EU CCPs. ESMA will “ use existing literature ” to guide calculation of netting efficiencies.

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Banks Aim AI At Credit Risk, Payments Services

PYMNTS

Of the seemingly inexhaustible uses of artificial intelligence (AI) in the financial sector, its applications around managing credit risk and optimizing payment services are among the most promising. percent) and credit risk underwriting units (33 percent). Decisions, Decisions. percent,” the latest AI Playbook states.

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APAC capital markets during the COVID-19 crisis

Future CFO

We expect Credit and Political Risk Insurance (CPRI) to play an important and increasing role in supporting lenders in mitigating risk, overcoming concentration issues and improving capital adequacy. In Asia, we have seen a rise in demand for surety as a liquidity tool to replace bank guarantee and LC instruments.

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Can Better, Digital Credit Help SMBs Thrive?

PYMNTS

Those smaller B2B operators “are not in the best position to be accepting and taking credit risks,” Sebastian Rymarz, chief business officer for Fundbox , told Karen Webster in a recent interview with PYMNTS.

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OCC Defines Top Threats To Banks This Season

PYMNTS

Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency found that underwriting standards have eased thanks to an increased appetite for credit risk, increased competition and an overall perception of improved economic circumstances. Commercial real estate (CRE) loans, however, continued to strengthen. Amid these fluctuations, the U.S.

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Can FinTech Walk The FinTalk?

PYMNTS

Most of that spend will be concentrated in the U.S., Tech and a great user experience alone didn’t turn out to be a great way to sidestep the merits of using good, old-fashioned credit, risk and lending models to do it. billion in 2018 from $945 million in 2017 and will grow more than 80 percent year over year to reach $9.7

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