Facebook's Libra digital currency is a significant effort by a developed-market big-tech firm to set up an alternative retail payment mechanism, and aims to emulate the success of similar initiatives in emerging markets.

China Securitisation Market has seen phenomenal growth in the past few years. Hilary Tan, Senior Director and Head of Greater China Structured Finance, discusses the developments and key drivers behind the growth.

Nicolas Painvin, Global Head of International Public Finance, addresses key investor questions on China’s LGFVs – including an overview of LGFV bond market and the recent key developments.

Nicolas Painvin, Global Head of International Public Finance, addresses key investor questions on China’s LGFVs – including what LGFV is and how Fitch assesses the debts of Chinese local government.

A widening array of innovative mortgage loans emerging this late in the economic cycle will merit some caution for U.S. RMBS investors, as Rachel Noonan discusses in our first 2019 Virtual Investor Meeting for Structured Finance.

Fitch Ratings and the Financial Times brought together senior leaders from major international banks, insurers and regulators to explore the challenges of growth, stability and risk at the end of the credit cycle.

Christopher Wolfe, Managing Director, Head of U.S. Financial Institutions, leads a discussion on how banks and non-bank institutions are positioned to deal with the next downturn in the consumer lending cycle.

Andrew Fennell, Director and primary China analyst, analyze China’s economy in 2019 – are we in the clear?

The trade war is weighing on investment prospects and increased downside risks to world economic growth forecasts, says Fitch Ratings. Though a base case assumes that further U.S. tariffs on China are avoided, world growth expectations have lowered.