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New system starts with nearly 100% coverage of trading data
Europe’s regulator proposes preserving capital requirements while trimming the complexity that hampers cross-border M&A
Banks face an uncertain future as finance goes digital
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Hong Kong has published its second consultation paper (CP2) on a resolution regime for financial institutions, as it readies itself for a new set of capital requirements – Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC). Market participants expect bond volumes to go up as banks prepare for the new regime, although for that to happen, the government will need to come up with answers to some tough questions, writes Rev Hui. -
Deutsche Bank’s fourth quarter numbers show the firm defying doubters who questioned the wisdom of its recommitment to fixed income trading. The bank reported fourth quarter debt sales and trading revenues up 13% to €1.15bn, against a backdrop of its US peers reporting drops of 16% (Citi) to 30% (BAML).
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ANZ has hired a banker from RBC Capital Markets as its new head of debt capital markets in Europe.
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UBS said it would pay part of its 2014 bonus pool in additional tier one (AT1) capital, following two previous years of paying bonuses in tier two. It plans to issue around Sfr2.5bn ($2.9bn) of AT1 to its employees over the next five years.
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Jerome Powell, a member of the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, said US financial regulators were preparing a new rule on compensation at financial institutions, which could include more deferral, delayed vesting and “the possibility of more robust forfeiture”.
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While financial assets are off to the races following Thursday’s announcement of €60bn a month in eurozone quantitative easing, the banking system still needs growth to take off. The bond buying programme could hurt European banks by squashing the yield curve, and leave investment banks becalmed by low rates for longer.
