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A prospective improvement in the European Central Bank’s deposit tiering facility mitigating the punitive impact of negative rates should be bad for covered bonds, 95% of which are negative-yielding. However, the unprecedented scale of reserves held on deposit with the central bank implies that many key investors will still be looking for anything that pays more than its deposit rate of minus 0.5%. -
When the European Central Bank (ECB) is suggesting the additional tier-one market could cost the euro area up to 0.25% of GDP growth in the next year and a half, it is probably time to start thinking about reforming the asset class.
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The UK government looks ever more likely to create a new public sector bank focused on green infrastructure. Policy experts welcome the prospect, but there would be many choices to make over the structure and financing of the organisation.
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The European Central Bank recommended this week that banks do not pay dividends or buy back shares until the start of 2021 at the earliest. It is also calling for 'extreme moderation' over banker bonuses during the coronavirus pandemic.
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The European Central Bank said on Tuesday that it would not be pushing banks to meet their Pillar 2 guidance or their combined buffer requirements until at least the end of 2022, as part of its efforts to encourage more lending to the real economy.
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A new study from the European Central Bank has found that phasing-in capital requirements can lead to a significant boost in bank solvency levels, but that it can also contribute to an increase in risk-taking.
