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The fight to influence the way in which EU lawmakers implement the final Basel financial rules is heating up towards the end of 2019, with lobbyists tussling over the potential impact on the European banking sector. -
Algebris Investments has launched a new fund to buy investment grade securities issued by global financial institutions. It is looking to profit from a sector that it sees as being undervalued compared with every other area of credit.
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Deutsche Bank laid out its strategy for its investment bank at an investor "Deep Dive" event on Tuesday. As part of a plan to boost the return on tangible equity, it is focusing on cutting costs in the back office and raising revenues in financing and origination.
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Sweden published a study on Tuesday of the advantages and disadvantages of joining the EU’s Banking Union, highlighting the risk of becoming politically marginalised if it remains outside of the arrangements.
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The European Banking Federation has proposed a raft of policies to promote sustainable finance, such as a public sector financing guarantee scheme, looser bank capital requirements, a tweaked securitization framework and different collateral rules. Perhaps not surprisingly, the measures would lighten the regulatory burden on Europe’s banks, and they were criticised by politicians.
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Crédit Agricole bagged a total loss-absorbing capacity eligible senior preferred Panda bond in China last week — the first of its kind onshore. But the confusion it created shines a light on a market that is still in dire need of education around these new structures. With Chinese banks set to come under pressure soon to issue their own TLAC-eligible bonds onshore, rapid change is needed before time runs out.
