BaFin ban dashes hopes of imminent senior recovery

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BaFin ban dashes hopes of imminent senior recovery

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The move by BaFin on Tuesday evening to ban uncovered short selling of eurozone sovereign bonds, credit default swaps and the shares of 10 German financial companies sent a shock through the FIG bond market on Wednesday.

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