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Regulators, investors and banks have painted themselves into an undercapitalised corner. But this isn’t a way out of the present deleveraging and bad asset bind. Countercyclical requirements are a tough political sell but not a bad solution.
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Mounting talk of Italy being bailed out helps no one. The EU has not got its act together to end the crisis decisively, so Italy must help itself. With a new government, the country’s underlying strength would be able to shine through.
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Paragon’s return to the securitisation market was about the most exciting £160m ever placed in European ABS. But its decision not to sell the capital structure is disappointing. Why is selling mezzanine and subordinated notes still so spectacularly expensive?
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The management of the EFSF faces an unenviable task, trying to sell a deal for a credit that is barely recognisable from when it was first conceived — and is likely to change a lot more. But somehow they must find a way to communicate the strategy with more clarity than the region’s fractious politicians.
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European banks have plenty of good assets, and US treasuries know it. It's time to connect the dots — and Barclays is showing the way.
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In repaying the unidentified holders of $1bn of unguaranteed, senior unsecured Anglo Irish bank debt, the Irish government has betrayed its electorate. But it is the ECB that should take the greater blame.