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The European Council and Parliament overcame deep disagreements to reach a provisional agreement on a new version of the bank recovery and resolution directive (BRRD 2) this week, which includes cap on MREL requirements that will help Europe’s lowest-risk banks. The breakthrough has lifted hopes that EU lawmakers will approve a broader overhaul of European financial regulation before the European Parliamentary elections in May. -
The European Parliamentary Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) voted on its version of the covered bond directive on Tuesday, while the European Council is yet to agree on its text. But a leaked draft of the Council’s “overall compromise text”, seen by GlobalCapital, suggests the two sides are getting closer together.
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At the latest monetary policy meeting of the European Central Bank, governing council members mentioned the looming end of the targeted longer-term refinancing operations (TLTRO II). But experts reckon that the life of this cheap liquidity programme could be extended, and that it may even be used to help stem a financial crisis in Italy.
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The European Parliamentary Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) voted on its version of the covered bond directive on Tuesday, with the European Council yet to agree its text. But a leaked draft of the Council’s 'overall compromise text', seen by GlobalCapital, suggests the two sides are getting closer together.
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EU supervisors should not need Andrea Enria, chair of the European Banking Authority, to tell them that full transparency on Pillar 2 is beneficial for the capital markets. It should have been clear all along.
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The Bank of England has said that it will publish the results of its hotly anticipated stress test of major UK banks next week, rather than in December as originally planned. The performance of the country's lenders has been in focus amid uncertainty around Brexit.
