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Even the best in class make mistakes. Coventry Building Society, incredibly well capitalised when compared with its banking peers, has been overstating its common equity tier one (CET1) ratio. Correcting the mistake does not affect its capital ratio greatly, but the episode raises questions over governance according to one analyst. -
Members of the European Parliament have restarted work on a controversial file on the secondary market for non-performing loans. They failed to come to an agreement last spring, with MEPs disputing the level of protection that should be granted to retail consumers.
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Andrea Enria, chair of the European Central Bank’s supervisory board, has confirmed that eurozone banks will be able to include subordinated debt as part of their Pillar 2 capital requirements. The resulting 90bp improvement in common equity tier one (CET1) buffers could help to offset "unwarranted consequences" from the implementation of Basel III, he said.
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The European Central Bank has the power to decide the ultimate impact of the Basel III rules in Europe.
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On Wednesday, just as the European Commission launched its European Green Deal to move Europe to a carbon-neutral and environmentally friendly future, France led a revolt against the Taxonomy which was the centrepiece of the EC's Sustainable Finance Action Plan.
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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.
