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Uncertainty in Middle East peace negotiations may reignite alarm, but investors remain willing as long as issuers pay to play
Foreign bank issuers secure tight pricings
◆ New deal launched at very similar fair value to previous one from September ◆ Italian bank pays higher NIP than before ◆ Timing a consideration as ceasefire sparks rally
Demand allowed the bank to cut the yield by 35bp
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The ratio of encumbered assets over total assets increased by its largest ever margin last year, according to a report this week from the European Banking Authority, which attributed the increase to lenders making “extensive use” of central bank facilities during the pandemic. -
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena has settled a legal dispute with its former controlling shareholder, clearing a major source of uncertainty that had been dragging on its efforts to find a buyer.
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Two Cypriot banks, Bank of Cyprus and Hellenic Bank, had their ratings upgraded by Moody’s on Thursday, as the agency took into account the start of the pair’s respective minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) journeys.
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Nordea said on Wednesday that it had received its final minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) last quarter. The Finnish firm is looking to put a greater emphasis on non-preferred senior debt, rebalancing regulatory resources away from equity and ordinary senior bonds.
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The recent floods in Europe should be sounding alarm bells for the insurance industry. With events like these on the rise thanks to global warming, insurers facing compounding losses should look to catastrophe bonds as an alternative to costly reinsurance.
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The Prudential Regulation Authority gave more detail on the likely direction of reforms to the risk margin and the matching adjustment on Tuesday, as it launched a quantitative impact study for the review of Solvency II in the UK.
