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Institutional investors are turning their attention to residential mortgage portfolios on the core part of banks’ balance sheets, say European investors. Higher yields and regulatory incentives for the buyers are aligning with pressure on banks to meet more stringent capital requirements, giving whole loan mortgage sales an unprecedented appeal.
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The boost to Japanese bank profits from Abenomics shows no sign of slowing, with the four largest lenders reporting large rises in profit for the nine months ending December 31, 2013.
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UBS’s move towards a smaller investment bank and away from riskier activities like debt trading appeared further vindicated this week, as large gains in client services helped the slimmer division to increase profits in the fourth quarter of 2013.
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Legal provisions and a weak performance in the investment bank marred Credit Suisse's fourth quarter results on Thursday. While equity performance was strong, CS suffered from a torrid quarter in fixed income.
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Peripheral European covered bond programmes are improving in credit quality, with Spain leading the way, according to Moody’s. In particular, Cédulas Territoriales, Spanish covered bonds backed by public sector assets, have benefited from extraordinary state-sponsored liquidity support programmes. The positive news should bolster confidence and help to underpin the year’s rally in peripheral covered bond markets.
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LatAm DCM bankers said that Itaú’s record profit in the fourth quarter of 2013 showed that Brazil’s lenders remained very creditworthy institutions, despite concerns about economic growth and fiscal management in the country.