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  • HSBC has lost a 17 year veteran of its private debt business to a rival firm in New York, GlobalCapital understands.
  • The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FI) on Thursday introduced tighter capital requirements for four major Swedish banks. FI intends to activate a countercyclical capital buffer and has said it will increase the risk weight of mortgages to 25% from 15%, in line with a central bank recommendation.
  • Cicero, the Oslo-based climate research institute, is to end its exclusive relationship with SEB in the green bond market. Talks are under way that would enable other banks — probably starting with one or a few — to start using Cicero’s services as an adviser. SEB hopes this will involve creating a wider certification platform for green bonds.
  • Commerzbank racked up pre-tax profits of €324m in the first quarter, up from a loss of €29m in the same quarter the year before. The bank made a profit despite dismal trading conditions for the fixed income and currencies business.
  • Finma, the Swiss regulator, has set out new capital standards for UBS and Credit Suisse, covering the “too big to fail” capital buffer. As a result, UBS will need capital totalling 19.2% of risk weighted assets, while Credit Suisse will need 16.7% by 2019.
  • Commerzbank racked up pre-tax profits of €324m in the first quarter, up from a loss of €29m in the same quarter the year before. The bank made a profit despite dismal trading conditions for the fixed income and currencies business.