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There is increasing confidence among market participants that the European Central Bank will renew its policy of providing banks with cheap financing, given the arrival of tougher issuance conditions and more stringent liquidity requirements. -
German and UK banks showed some of the lowest common equity tier one (CET1) ratios out of the 48 banks participating in the European Banking Authority’s stress test, in the adverse scenario tested. More than half the banks would also face distribution restrictions over the three years.
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Credit Suisse made a bold claim in its third quarter numbers — to topping the table for improvement in advisory and capital markets since it started its restructuring in 2015. But despite the investment banking momentum, the bank’s shares slid on Thursday as it reported a loss in its global markets business.
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Too little capital, too much sketchy stuff on the balance sheet, too poor a set of earnings figures; maybe Germany should look closer to home before criticising other countries’ banking systems.
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UK insurers face being taxed if their restricted tier one (RT1) bonds are written down, according to a measure set out in this week's budget. The Prudential Regulation Authority responded by proposing that firms deduct the tax charge from their own funds, effectively reducing the capital benefit of issuing.
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The European Banking Authority (EBA) will release results of its 2019 stress test on Friday. Investors will be looking out for the results of NordLB and the Italian banks in particular.
