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Larry Fink, chief executive of BlackRock, became one of the most namechecked people in the responsible investing movement in 2018 when he affirmed that “Companies must benefit all of their stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers and the communities in which they operate.”
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Barclays has made cuts across its debt capital markets business, with staff put at risk including several long serving bankers who have been with the firm for over a decade. -
The European Central Bank has slapped the institutions under its supervision with deadlines for dealing with their stocks of non-performing loans, giving the weakest lenders up to 2027 to raise their coverage levels to 100%. The revelation hit Italian banks hard in the market this week, though some commentators said that the new recommendations should hardly have come as a shock to investors.
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The Single Resolution Board (SRB) set out new policy for complex banks on minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) on Wednesday, changing its approach on issues including the subordination requirement and how the type of resolution plan an institution has affects its needs.
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EU finance ministers are poised to agree on January 22 to postpone the review of the European Supervisory Authorities even further, killing any hope of striking a deal before the European Parliament ends its mandate in April 2019.
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EU banks have drastically reduced their non-performing exposures over the past year, and the weakest lenders in terms of provisioning shortfalls are not from Europe’s periphery, according to research by Axiom Alternative Investments. However, two banks named as some of the worst performers disagreed with this label.
