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Banco BPM unveiled an ambitious new strategic plan this week, accounting for the potential impact of Covid-19 in northern Italy. The bank intends to reduce its reliance on the European Central Bank (ECB) for funding and take advantage of regulatory changes allowing additional tier one to be included in Pillar 2 capital requirements. -
Moody’s is planning to revise its bank ratings methodology to update its loss given failure assumptions and reconsider how parent banks are related to their subsidiaries. The rating agency predicts the proposed changes will affect the ratings of up to 20 banking groups.
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In this round-up, China’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dropped to record lows in February, the Hainan provincial government has stepped in to restructure HNA Group and the updated Securities Law took effect on Sunday.
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Nomura has established a strategic partnership with Indonesian brokerage Verdhana to boost its equities execution and research in the country.
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In this round-up, the sell-off in equities continues to worsen as Covid-19 spreads, Hong Kong’s financial secretary forecasted a budget deficit of HK$139.1bn for the 2020-21 fiscal year, and China’s January non-financial outbound investment dropped by 9.5% in US dollar terms.
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Workers of the world’s capital markets united this week in efforts to keep the funding flowing as the threat of the Covid-19 coronavirus advances. Roadshows, mandate pitches and even quotidian office life faced emergency changes as embattled financiers braced themselves and their businesses for virus disruption.
