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  • Ma Jun, a member of the People’s Bank of China’s monetary policy committee, has come out in favour of altering bank capital rules to give lower risk weights for green assets — which could be a sign the PBoC is close to adopting the policy. He calls on China to lead the way and argues there is evidence green assets are less risky.
  • Banca Carige’s planned tier two bond, which tides it over until it can raise equity, will present the FIG market with some unusual features. But the unfamiliar intervention from a branch of Italy’s deposit guarantee scheme appears not to have roused the European Commission’s attention with regard to state aid rules.
  • The Single Resolution Board published a position paper on Brexit on Thursday in which it explained that it would take a "case-by-case" approach with banks that fail to meet the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) as a result of the UK’s departure from the European Union.
  • The Special Situations Group at Goldman Sachs has structured private financing vehicles based in Luxembourg, which package up bundles of loans made by the group with an average rating of B/B-. The vehicle will also hold risk retention interests for Goldman-sponsored securitizations.
  • Banca Carige announced its capital recovery plan on Monday, relying on friends and family to help it keep going. Italian banks have agreed to support it with €320m though the interbank deposit protection fund (FITD), and it will also be looking to existing shareholders.
  • The European Central Bank has said that it will conduct a "comprehensive assessment" of six banks in Bulgaria, following the country’s bid to join the European Banking Union.