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Developed market banks ‘can withstand higher defaults’
December 10, 2020G-SIBs can afford core capital ratios to fall by 5 percentage points before eating into capital buffers, according to Capital Economics.

Financial services left in the cold amid Brexit turmoil
December 7, 2020The UK and EU positions on this economically vital industry have become tangled and confused.

Financial services redundancies loom in wake of Brexit
December 2, 2020As the UK prepares to leave the EU single market, many banking employees face uncertainty.

Germany greens its reference rate
December 1, 2020Germany has made long-awaited green sovereign bond debut with innovative 'twin-bond' approach

Belgian banks plot platform to share anti-money laundering data
November 25, 2020Lenders seek secure system to share info about shadowy entities behind dirty money deals.

A social green deal for Europe
November 19, 2020A just economy will need social as much as green elements, says Fisma's Marcel Haag.

Banks take stock of UK financial services bill
November 17, 2020Leaving the EU poses problems and opportunities for banks under the UK’s new regulation framework.

Payment holidays help Irish banks contain NPLs
November 13, 2020Tougher Covid-19 restrictions in Q4 could cause asset quality to deteriorate and NPLs to rise.

ECB ponders ‘bad bank’ for souring eurozone loans
November 12, 2020Central bank and EU authorities have been in talks to set up a ‘bad bank’ to absorb expected surge in NPLs from Covid-19.