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LeasePlan UK has mandated LeasePlan Corporation as arranger and HSBC and Santander as joint lead managers for Bumper UK 2019-1, a UK auto ABS which will comply with the ‘simple, transparent and standardised’ (STS) framework. -
UniCredit’s chief executive, Jean Pierre Mustier, moved fast this week to sell €1bn of stock in FinecoBank, the Italian bank’s online brokerage, after a decision to deconsolidate the unit. Many in the market see UniCredit's accelerating asset sales as an effort to boost its capital position before exploring M&A opportunities in 2020. Aidan Gregory reports.
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The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission is planning to impose tighter rules on the recognition of non-performing loans (NPLs), forcing banks to provide more transparent data about the health of their assets.
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The attempt by France to broaden the European Union’s proposed Taxonomy of Sustainable Economic Activities away from the “green niche” has made a good start. Financial officials from all the EU governments discussed the idea on Tuesday, with many member states being “very supportive”, according to sources close to the situation.
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The EBRD is working with Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania to have the Baltic region classified as a frontier market initially and is working on a pan-area covered bond framework
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France and Germany have proposed to extend France’s model for a financial transactions tax (FTT) to all EU countries willing to participate, allocating the revenues to the EU’s budget, according to a Franco-German document seen by GlobalCapital.
