‘Huge consequences’ for German senior as ECB tightens collateral criteria

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‘Huge consequences’ for German senior as ECB tightens collateral criteria

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The European Central Bank (ECB) has said that bail-inable senior bank bonds cannot count as collateral, as part of changes tightening its eligiblity criteria. This could have a particular effect in Germany, where all senior bank bonds are statutorily subordinated.

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