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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
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German and UK banks showed some of the lowest common equity tier one (CET1) ratios out of the 48 banks participating in the European Banking Authority’s stress test, in the adverse scenario tested. More than half the banks would also face distribution restrictions over the three years. -
France’s central bank representatives will attend a consultation meeting with the Loan Market Association to discuss recent warnings over the lack of financial covenants in new issue leveraged loans.
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In this round-up, Chinese president Xi Jinping promises more support for the private sector, Australia’s state of Victoria becomes the first in the country to support the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and Xi and US president Donald Trump discuss trade on a phone call ahead of their meeting at the G20 later this month.
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Too little capital, too much sketchy stuff on the balance sheet, too poor a set of earnings figures; maybe Germany should look closer to home before criticising other countries’ banking systems.
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UK insurers face being taxed if their restricted tier one (RT1) bonds are written down, according to a measure set out in this week's budget. The Prudential Regulation Authority responded by proposing that firms deduct the tax charge from their own funds, effectively reducing the capital benefit of issuing.
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Obscure disclosure rules for European securitizations could bring asset-backed commercial paper conduits to a sudden stop on January 1, forcing the banks that sponsor them to step in with liquidity support of up to €130bn.
