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  • The European Banking Authority published the plan for its Europe wide stress tests in 2016 on Thursday. The tests will apply to over 70% of the European banking sector.
  • Natixis posted weak corporate and investment banking revenues for the third quarter of the year on Wednesday evening, despite strong performances in equities and structured finance.
  • Société Générale said that uncertainty over China and market volatility had hurt its third quarter investment banking numbers, with equities and fixed income both damaged by turbulent markets.
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    ING Bank and Société Générale announced roadshows for forthcoming senior green bond transactions this week, as the asset class showed signs of playing a more familiar role in banks’ funding plans.
  • Japan's economy may not be the envy of the world, but its banking sector is on the up. While European banks are pulling in their horns, especially in Asia and the US, Japanese institutions are expanding. Nobuhide Hayashi, president and chief executive of Mizuho Bank, talked to GlobalCapital's Toby Fildes in Tokyo about the bank's determination to globalise its management style — and also about whether Abenomics can scrape Japanese growth off the floor, the worrying situation in China and the danger of procyclicality in regulation.
  • Investment banks all want the same things — more capital, smaller loan books, and more concentration on more profitable business. When banks announce a turnaround, they should be judged on specifics, not aspirations, and on this, Standard Chartered’s strategy update is pretty watery fare.