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  • Generali agreed to take a large stake in fellow Italian insurance company Cattolica this week. The deal includes plans for a €500m capital increase, which takes the pressure off Cattolica to boost its solvency position and means the firm will no longer seek to access the market for restricted tier one debt.
  • The UK government showed this week that it plans to differ from the EU in its approach to banking regulation after Brexit. Divergence will begin with the minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL), but a new consultation opens the way for further changes.
  • The UK government and regulators are looking at ditching some of the specifics of EU financial regulation — encompassing banks, insurers and capital markets — as the country looks ahead to its post-Brexit future.
  • The US Federal Reserve will publish the results of its latest bank stress tests this week, after updating the exercise to include three new scenarios related to Covid-19. The new scenarios could have a bearing on dividend policy, but capital requirements will still be based on the pre-pandemic stress test model.
  • The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a series of temporary amendments to the Capital Requirements Regulation. The changes will offer banks capital relief during the coronavirus pandemic, including via a prudential filter for government bond exposures.
  • Steven van Rijswijk has been appointed the new chief executive of ING, after Ralph Hamers decided to join UBS. Van Rijswijk has worked his way up at ING, having worked in a number of roles in the investment bank.