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A selection of the clever, funny and weird to keep your mind sharp over the new year break
Despite a tepid response in a 2024 consultation, there are signs EU authorities are laying the groundwork
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Banks are engaging in increasing amounts of M&A. UniCredit’s pursuit of Commerzbank is the biggest long-running saga in the sector, but elsewhere banks are picking each other off and adding to their portfolios with regulation, falling interest rates and EU efforts to deliver a single market the main drivers, writes Arthur Bautzer -
Artificial intelligence is everywhere — but what is it doing? Capital market specialists think about it constantly, even if only because they are told to, with feelings ranging from delight to horror. Market participants are exploring myriad ways both to use AI, writes Jon Hay, and neutralise its risks
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Technologists have convinced the European Central Bank and most financial firms that the bond market needs blockchain. Exactly what for is harder to define. Still more difficult is actually introducing it — although as Jon Hay reports, many believe the moment has come
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Michaël Haize given extra responsibility at Natixis
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Bank issuance is underwhelming despite supportive conditions
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First CRR and Securitization Regulation amendments were released sooner than expected
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