Banks
New financials credit analyst for RBC in London
New financials credit analyst for RBC in London
Credit Institute panellists pooh-pooh CoCos as viable fixed income investment
Credit Institute panellists pooh-pooh CoCos as viable fixed income investment
Private mortgage market remains hamstrung by bad practice: Joseph Mason column
No incentive to improve
Author slams 'free market drivel' of bank apologists: Yves Smith profile
Profile: Yves Smith
Bond investors should remember that haircuts are only a last resort in EC proposals
Pain coming – but how much?
'Poor disclosure' by banks hampering bond investors: Diana Monteith profile
Profile: Diana Monteith
Eurozone problems weigh on bank sub debt holders
Trading talk: December 2010
Credit investors will benefit from financials becoming more ‘utility-like’, says Pimco’s Spajic
With banks cutting leverage, increasing capital and changing their funding models, they offer good value for credit investors.
Credit markets lose momentum after new mortgage fears
Trading talk: November 2010
Going loco for CoCos: Gary Jenkins column
Going loco for CoCos
Curbs on bank trading activity hit liquidity
Squeezing every last drop
Aviva Investors takes multi-asset approach to Europe
European ambitions
Basel’s new 7% equity capital minimum welcomed
Basel’s new 7% equity capital minimum welcomed
Financial regulators tighten grip on banks with series of rule changes
July saw amendments to Basel III, the signing of the Dodd-Frank reform bill, and the results of stress tests on European banks. Credit assesses how investor sentiment towards the banking sector has been affected by this activity.
Eurozone a 'slow-motion train wreck' – senior economist
Larry Brainard, chief economist at political risk consultancy Trusted Sources, argues that until Eurozone policymakers shift the emphasis of remedial action from sovereign debt and onto the banking sector, the region will continue to struggle.
Credit rating agencies: A question of trust
Question of trust
European power: Iberian market slow to develop
Market analysts have pinpointed the Iberian power market as one to watch due to recent increased participation from banks, hedge funds and utilities. However, some European energy companies are still highly critical of the market’s structure and…
Brussels backs bank tax to fund new resolution network
European Commission calls for a network of resolution funds to bear cost of winding down firms; cost covered through levy on lenders
Cross-border lending extends slump: BIS
Bank for International Settlements says international lending fell by $385 billion in last three months of 2009, figures reveal fifth consecutive quarterly drop
IMF weighs in to too-big-to-fail debate
Report looks at current proposals to deal with systemic risk and bank failures
RBS fined £29 million for sharing pricing information
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has settled with the OFT for breaking competition rules with Barclays
Basel Committee targets boards in governance consultation
Regulators take aim at bank boards and managers in new corporate governance proposals