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Highly anticipated report did not mention future role of AT1 capital
After spending more than 25 years at the UK bank in DCM roles, he leaves as group treasurer
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The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched the first systematic process by an issuer to formally integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into choosing its bookrunners. Senior funding officials and sustainability bankers have welcomed the initiative as an important evolution in the use of ESG in capital markets, write Burhan Khadbai and Jon Hay. -
Robert Begbie has been appointed permanent chief executive of NatWest Markets, while David King, formerly head of MUFG Securities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, becomes chief financial officer.
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UniCredit has hired an executive from Zurich Insurance as head of group ESG strategy and impact banking.
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Members of the European Parliament have agreed on a series of temporary changes to the EU’s bank capital framework, including the introduction of a prudential filter for sovereign bond exposures. They stopped short of adopting amendments that would restrict the payment of additional tier one (AT1) coupons.
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The European Covered Bond Council has updated its harmonised transparency template to include a new tab that tracks mortgage loans that have been granted a payment holiday due to the impact of Covid-19. Credit rating agency analysts welcomed the move, but said there is still a question over how loans will perform after payment holidays end.
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The European Systemic Risk Board is recommending that financial institutions do not equity dividends at all this year, so that they maintain high levels of capital. It acknowledged the risk that some firms could otherwise be stigmatised if they decided to restrict distributions amid Covid-19.
