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Europe’s regulator proposes preserving capital requirements while trimming the complexity that hampers cross-border M&A
UK borrower goes alone on Thursday following FOMC rate hold
Despite a strong year for euro covered bond issuance more broadly, volumes from France are way down on last year
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Europe's regulator seeks to reduce complexity while 'preserving banks' resilience and resolvability'
Currency's higher yielding appeal has lured investors across the capital stack
Issuers seizing moment as rates stabalise and spreads hold near historic tights but some deals betray signs investors growing sensitive on price
Less frequent issuers making the most of market with strong bid for yieldy assets
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January's total primary covered bond volume was the second highest since 2014, albeit 25% down on last year in euros. February is typically a much slower month, but supply could keep pace if issuers look to the asset class for execution certainty amid mounting concern around the potential impact of a new coronavirus in China. -
Members of the European Parliament voted against the European Banking Authority’s proposed executive director on Thursday, following fears about a revolving door between the regulator and lobbyists.
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Volkswagen Bank has belatedly joined the list of banks whose Pillar 2 requirements were posted on the European Central Bank's website this week. It had initially not consented to its targets being published.
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Credit Suisse secured the lowest spread for a Yankee bank referencing the secured overnight financing rates (Sofr) on Thursday, breaking the previous record set just over a week ago.
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A hefty increase in revenues from rates and credit trading helped Deutsche Bank’s investment bank in the fourth quarter, but the division still made a loss.
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The European Central Bank has promised to undertake “shorter term” initiatives to move the eurozone closer to a Banking Union, conceding that member states were finding it challenging to implement the full long-term overhaul.
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