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    Support is growing for calls to bring forward the implementation of senior bail-in in all EU member states to 2015. While the idea, presented in a document seen by EuroWeek, had only minority support when it was first floated, the Cypriot bail-out has highlighted the need for a harmonised legal framework to force losses on senior bondholders when banks fail, writes Will Caiger-Smith.
  • FIG
    Standard Chartered has named Imran Sarwar as its new head of origination and client coverage (OCC) for the United Arab Emirates.
  • FIG
    The European Banking Authority has singled out covered bonds for special attention as it seeks to make banks report their overall asset encumbrance every three months. In a consultation paper published this week, the EBA said that covered bonds were one of the biggest drivers of encumbrance. As a result, it thinks banks should be forced to report in detail the impact of the asset class.
  • FIG
    Standard Chartered has named Imran Sarwar as its new head of origination and client coverage (OCC) for the United Arab Emirates.
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    Sberbank CIB has appointed Steven Weller and Peter Urbanczyk to senior positions in its fixed income, currencies and commodities (FICC) division.
  • Helge Stray, senior vice president at DNB Boligkreditt’s investor relations and long term funding department, retires from the bank on Friday after 14 years of service.