Markets

• The rise of index vigilantes [Wed, 21 Oct 06:37]
  Not the regulators we want, or the regulators we need. But at least it’s something?
• UK’s top banking regulator to set targets with five-year strategy [Wed, 21 Oct 00:00]
  Katharine Braddick will outline plans to make the BoE’s Prudential Regulation Authority more accountable and transparent
• Climate plans found to lower companies’ borrowing costs [Wed, 21 Oct 00:00]
  ITPN research finds debt interest rates for companies that publish full climate transition plans are 0.8 percentage points less than for those that do not
• Pensions invest £11bn in UK private markets despite challenges [Tue, 20 Oct 19:01]
  Most of the money has been invested in UK real estate
• UK bets on a boring budget [Tue, 20 Oct 16:00]
  Priority number one: Don’t spook the bond market
• Audit regulator takes control of inquiry into Man City accounts [Tue, 20 Oct 13:21]
  Financial Reporting Council is making ‘preliminary enquiries’ to assess whether there are grounds to open a formal investigation
• Gilt market catches up with peers as investor worries over Budget ease [Tue, 20 Oct 12:10]
  UK bonds were initially hard hit after onset of Iran war but have since outperformed as traders’ concerns shift to France