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  • The European Banking Authority is sceptical about HSBC’s decision to re-grant capital treatment to some legacy debt instruments last year, but it is unsure about the leverage it can exert over UK authorities in light of the country’s upcoming departure from the EU.
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    The European Central Bank has asked Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena to raise the coverage levels for its stock of non-performing loans, leading to fears in the market about the Italian lender’s ability to meet its supervisory capital ratios.
  • Danske Bank was set to complete its bond sale on Friday at a slightly higher price, after activist investor Bill Browder forced a delay due to his comments about its money laundering scandal this week. Before the postponement, Danske had drummed up a large amount of support in the dollar market, as UniCredit did earlier in the week.
  • Italian banks are paying up for funding, both a cause and effect of financial stress in the country. It shows why the European Central Bank is likely to continue with TLTRO (targeted longer-term refinancing operations), and why the Italian government has less leverage over Europe than meets the eye.
  • Cultured, guitar-playing capital markets banker who was widely seen as the best SSA originator in the business died on December 26. He was 48 and had been suffering from cancer.
  • The Italian government this week earmarked up to €1bn for a precautionary recapitalisation for Banca Carige but the future of the troubled bank remains uncertain.