German quartet trumpets ABS, keeps stumm on NPLs

April 25, 2003 12:00 am

Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, Dresdner Bank and HypoVereinsbank made a tentative combined start to their mission to strengthen balance sheets this week with the announcement that they will create a joint platform to securitise corporate loans of over Eu10bn next year.

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