Top Section/Ad
Top Section/Ad
Most recent
Creating unified trading data feeds is proving much harder — and more controversial — than foreseen
Little green men could be closer than they appear
Scrutiny of regulatory proposals by those without securitization expertise is a feature, not a bug
Tom Hall goes through a sterling week of deals for European ABS, while Thomas Hopkins dissects the dangers that a rise in LMEs would pose for European CLOs
More articles/Ad
More articles/Ad
More articles
-
As the EU Covered Bonds Directive nears the finish line, speakers at the Covered Bonds Market conference held by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (Afme) and the Association of German Pfandbrief Banks (VDP) have voiced concern about the quality of the product being diluted. -
The Financial Stability Board, the G20 organ that has led much of the post-crisis re-regulation, has appointed Randal Quarles as its new chair and Klaas Knot as vice-chair, after Bank of England governor Mark Carney stepped down.
-
Trade body the Futures Industry Association (FIA) on Tuesday released recommendations on how to shore up clearing house (CCP) risk management processes in the wake of a €114m member default at Nasdaq Clearing in September.
-
The European Central Bank is likely to decide soon whether to launch a new targeted long-term refinancing operation (TLTRO III) for banks. The market may already be forcing its hand, but the EU’s fight with Italy means the choice has wide-reaching implications.
-
A tie-up with real estate firm Grivalia will allow Eurobank to accelerate the reduction of its non-performing exposures, the Greek lender said on Monday. The country’s banks normally face equity dilution from writing down bad loans, under a law relating to deferred tax credits (DTCs), but Eurobank has found a structural way to get around that.
-
The Bank of Italy has said that it is concerned that the introduction of a new minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) could prove troublesome for the business operations of Italian banks, given their limited access to international bond markets.
