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  • Tucked away at the end of a press release, the Bank of England announced this week that it would delay a stress test for financial institutions. A messy departure from the EU could test the banks in real life instead.
  • Fintech M&A has come of age, with buyers now focusing on the upper strata of the industry rather than the minnow on minnow action that has defined the sector so far. The capital markets should prepare for the influx of deal making.
  • Dancing and Abba aside, Theresa May impressed with her speech at the Conservative Party conference earlier this week. Her decision to lift the cap on local authority borrowing so that councils can start to build houses again is to be applauded.
  • Italy bowed to pressure — some from the markets, but some from eurozone politicians — and revised down its budget deficit target this week. But the European Union should not go too hard on the country for the long-term health of the union.
  • If Banca Carige cannot raise capital or find an acquirer, it should be put out of its misery.
  • Nordea Bank's move into Finland next week will reveal the huge problems facing an incomplete Banking Union.