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Valentine’s day came and went in the bond market and Euroblog couldn’t help but to feel a little heartbroken by the lack of romantic endeavour shown by bond bankers.
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Covered bonds are indestructible, right? Wrong. Investors need to look carefully at what might happen in case the unthinkable happens.
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Credit Suisse has revealed the true potential of contingent capital. The bank deserves kudos for doing so.
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Germany introduced strict bank restructuring legislation at the end of 2010. Failing to use it when the need arises would set a poor example to the rest of Europe.
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The bankruptcy of Amagerbanken might appear at first glance to be a minor local issue. But investors would be foolish to dismiss it merely as something rotten in the state of Denmark.
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The UK Treasury is targeting banks’ balance sheets with an increase to its bank levy. But the banks still retain the right to pass the brunt of this and other regulation on to their corporate clients.
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Spain is in danger of repeating the mistakes that Ireland made with its banking sector last year.
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The euro market for senior unsecured bank debt may be slowly improving, but wholesale funding is still challenging for many who need it.
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By backtracking on its proposals to reform its swap counterparty requirements for covered bonds, Standard and Poor's has undermined its own efforts to tackle an area of legitimate concern. Whatever it does now, its credibility will take a knock.