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The role of rating agencies in contributing to the 2008 financial crisis should not be forgotten. Inflated ratings on securities that turned toxic played a major part in the build-up of the financial bubble that later burst with costly consequences.
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It is high time that the famously conservative Japanese market started embracing new practices. There are signs that modernisation is afoot.
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It is misplaced to be relaxed about the speed with which banks are aligning their liability structures with regulatory requirements.
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Panic has gripped Turkey's markets, sending investors scuttling. Luckily, the loan market has proved once again that it is capable of providing much needed cool heads amid the sea of red on screens this summer.
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The sovereign credit crisis spurred lawmakers to undertake a number of major initiatives designed to sever the ‘doom loop’ — the link between sovereign and bank credit risk. Recent events in Italy and Turkey show the limits of these policies, but not their impotence.
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There is something strange about allowing banks to use ordinary senior debt to count towards their minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL).