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Metro Bank has obtained a standby underwrite for a £350m ($464m) equity raise to be completed later this year, even as short sellers circle around the bank. The miscalculation in its risk-weighted assets (RWAs) announced last month, and an expected delay in getting permission for internal models to calculate those weightings, are both damaging for its capital ratios. -
Tim Haywood, the portfolio manager dismissed from GAM for gross misconduct, says he is appealing against his former employer’s decision.
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The development of a harmonised European covered bond legal framework hit a new milestone on Tuesday after an agreement was reached by the European Parliament and member states on the covered bond directive, paving the way for final approval in a few weeks.
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Standard Chartered posted stronger numbers for financial markets products last quarter than its peers, with the investment bank also reducing credit impairment levels.
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It is richly ironic that incoming measures meant to take Europe one big step closer to completing its Banking Union have ended up recognising that nothing of the sort actually exists.
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Even credit geeks relegate accounting geeks to the back corners of the classroom. It’s proverbially dry, and shouldn’t affect real world issues, such as whether a company can deliver returns for its shareholders and pay its debts. But seemingly esoteric accounting changes can mean major real world consequences. It’s not just for the geeks; it’s time to get real about IFRS.
