Hard line EBA angers Pastor over converts
A mandatory convertible bond issued by Banco Pastor in April as the Spanish lender moved to shore up its balance sheet ahead of bank stress tests will not count towards its capital ratio under the European Banking Authority’s criteria, it said on Thursday. It is one of several banks in Spain and across Europe — including Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen — to get their excuses in before publication.
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