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If you had plotted the best possible outcome for the Comprehensive Assessment of Europe’s banks, it would probably have looked a lot like what happened this week. There were some failures in the tests, though few severe ones, and a grown-up reaction by banks followed.
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By asking insurance companies how their business models are exposed to climate change, the Bank of England has made a big advance in the world’s response. Governments may drag their feet, but at last the world’s financial architecture is beginning to realise the reality of global warming.
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Europe’s banks misvalued their assets by €47.5bn. That is the verdict of the European Central Bank, after its examination of eurozone bank balance sheets. The scale and quality of the exercise has been impressive, and the market seems to like it. But is it just a big nothing?
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A good appetite has long been seen as a sign of good health. And with the results of the European Central Bank’s comprehensive assessment showing that the eurozone’s banking system is, broadly speaking, healthy, banks need to start showing some of the signs of life they’ve been lacking since the crisis. Namely: lending.
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The Spanish covered bond law could be set for profound change that will bring it into line with the best in show schemes. However, as the claim of existing holders would be considerably diminished, a huge liability management exercise is justified.
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Europe’s banks are about to get a reality check. Or so say advocates of the European Central Bank’s comprehensive assessment, the results of which come out on Sunday and mark a major event in post crisis banking regulation.
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Turkish bank Yapi Kredi printed a $500m five year bond last week on a day when its curve widened by 25bp. Going ahead with the deal seemed self-defeating to many, but GlobalCapital believes Yapi Kredi behaved honourably, and investors should reward its honesty in future deals.
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European banks have been in limbo this month, waiting for their regulators' verdict to be handed down in the Comprehensive Assessment (the Asset Quality Review and stress tests). There are gaping holes in the assessment process but, even so, it is something quite new and potentially revolutionary.
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Turkish bank Yapi Kredi printed a $500m five year bond last week on a day when its curve widened 25bp. Going ahead with the deal seemed self-defeating to many, but GlobalCapital believes Yapi Kredi behaved honourably, and investors should reward its honesty in future deals.
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You’ve got to hand it to Bank of China. This week it priced the biggest Basel III bank capital deal ever, in what bankers are calling the worst market conditions since 2008. But while the deal was certainly one step forward for Bank of China, it looked like two steps back for the international capital markets.
