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HSBC is the ultimate test for the international rules on total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC). If they don’t work for that shop, then how can anyone be certain they will work elsewhere? That’s why it is worrying that the bank has had to compromise its TLAC plan.
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Saipem’s unfortunate €3.5bn capital raise could have wide-ranging consequences for other firms desperately in need of fresh cash to weather the commodities downturn. -
For years market participants have been talking about India’s potential in the international bond market but volumes have always disappointed. While this week’s return of National Thermal Power Corp (NTPC) to dollars have got enthusiasts talking once again, their excitement is likely to be short lived.
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The chair of the supervisory board of the European Central Bank, Danièle Nouy, is absolutely correct in regretting that so much European financial regulation has been done in the form of directives.
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The UK has some of the world’s best regulators, but has ended up with some of the most poorly designed regulation. John Vickers’ criticism of the Bank of England shows why politicised regulation can be a problem.
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A former European Central Bank president has reiterated his suggestion that the European Parliament should be the final arbiter in disputes between member nations and Europe’s institutions. But that will do little to stop the big boys throwing their weight around — and would be far from a democratic process.
