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Why China faces more TLAC challenges than Japan

Huge issuance requirements combined with a small international investor base pose unique challenges for China’s big four banks as they gear up to raise billions of dollars of capital.
February 14, 2019

Big Four Chinese banks to raise capital overseas

Total Loss Absorbing Capacity requirements are likely to cause China’s Big Four banks to issue billions of dollars of bonds overseas, and expand the non-bank institutional investor base for China’s domestic bond market.
November 09, 2018

CDB re-opens Silk Road bonds

Chinese policy bank takes advantage of calmer market conditions to re-open last September's dollar- and euro-denominated bond issue.
January 27, 2016

China’s bank capital conundrum

A recent Basel announcement means China’s banks must raise billions in capital in the coming years. It should be manageable but support from foreign investors is far from assured.
December 17, 2015