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Rabobank has said the German response to total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) rules places senior unsecured debt at risk, and advised against its adoption as a Europe-wide solution.
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Bond traders breathed a collective sigh of relief this week when the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) reversed course on trading transparency regulations which could have seized up the fixed income markets. -
The European Banking Authority’s report on asset encumbrance, published on Thursday, says European banks’ encumbrance ratios have been relatively steady overall. But they are still high in countries severely affected by the sovereign debt crisis and should be carefully monitored, the regulator adds.
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The changes to securitization regulations this week by the European Commission have been well received, but analysts say there is still a way to go.
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The European Commission’s proposals to harmonise covered bond regulations across Europe could benefit the market — but will have the biggest impact on covered bond issuers from outside Europe.
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The Bank of England moved closer to imposing a counter-cyclical capital buffer on UK banks last month, and will review its decision again before the end of the year.
