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A weak performance from Royal Bank of Scotland’s repositioned investment bank, made worse by £400m of provisions set aside for an FX probe, has tarnished the state-owned lender’s third consecutive quarterly profit under new chief executive Ross McEwan. -
As the European Central Bank prepares to take over supervision of Europe's biggest banks, the rigorous approach it adopted in the Asset Quality Review, unearthing €136bn of non-performing loans that had been miscategorised, will become the norm, not the exception.
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‘Credible’ is the word many are using to describe the European Central Bank’s Asset Quality Review and the European Banking Authority’s stress tests, writes Graham Bippart.
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The Bank of England (BoE) will begin work next year figuring out how to provide Islamic banks with Shariah-compliant liquidity facilities. Even without knowing what rates or requirements the prospective facilities will involve, the UK’s Islamic lenders — long starved of Shariah-compliant liquid assets — say anything will be better than holding cash.
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The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority released a consultation paper on Wednesday morning seeking comment on a possible permanent ban on the sale of CoCos to retail investors. The consultation paper also clarifies some aspects of the ban that are unclear in its existing temporary form.
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Deutsche Bank said profits in its investment bank were up 4%. But the rise was modest, thanks to a €250m increase in expenses, which it said was down to higher regulatory spending and legal fees. This includes fixed salary increases to meet the European Union’s bonus cap, which limits bonuses to twice fixed pay.
