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Barclays has announced plans to take an axe to its investment banking operations, a move which will see 7,000 job cuts across the globe by 2016. The restructuring will also see a streamlining of the bank’s Asian operations, but despite the expected downsizing, bankers are not expecting any massive upheaval just yet. -
A new paper from the Bank of England hits on some welcome truths — that regulators cannot know everything, and simpler is often better.
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The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FI) on Thursday introduced tighter capital requirements for four major Swedish banks. FI intends to activate a countercyclical capital buffer and has said it will increase the risk weight of mortgages to 25% from 15%, in line with a central bank recommendation.
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Cicero, the Oslo-based climate research institute, is to end its exclusive relationship with SEB in the green bond market. Talks are under way that would enable other banks — probably starting with one or a few — to start using Cicero’s services as an adviser. SEB hopes this will involve creating a wider certification platform for green bonds.
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Commerzbank racked up pre-tax profits of €324m in the first quarter, up from a loss of €29m in the same quarter the year before. The bank made a profit despite dismal trading conditions for the fixed income and currencies business.
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European Central Bank president Mario Draghi on Thursday signalled monetary policy easing will arrive next month with a rate cut likely, but his hint at “unconventional” action suggested ABS purchases are still very much on the table.
