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There’s little chance of a harmonised approach to the burgeoning asset class of ‘senior non-preferred’ by the end of the year — and more likely that member states to tweak the rules — as talks in the European Parliament and between member states stalled. -
Michel Péretié, the ex-chief executive of Société Générale CIB, has backed the creation of a new SME bank focused on the Benelux region and Germany.
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The European Parliament agreed on Tuesday to fast-track its work on how to bring in IFRS 9 accounting, following calls from the 28 European member states. European authorities aim to finish their work before January 2018, in order to avoid a ‘cliff effect’ on bank capital.
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The EU’s finance ministers will hold a debate on Friday about non-performing loans (NPLs), during an informal Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin) meeting in Malta. The debate aims to start work on a European strategy for bringing down NPLs, though some argue this should be tackled at national level.
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Natixis this week named Kenneth Lee as head of its Asia Pacific DCM syndicate team.
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The Basel Committee said on Wednesday that it had not figured out how the regulatory capital regime could deal with the IFRS 9 accounting rules set to come in next year and backed a transitional period, as few banks are ready for the ‘capital shock’ that could result.
