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Flexible and private: LMA spells out benefits of loans
While 2009 saw record issuance in the European bond market, the loan business contracted sharply as banks reined in lending following the financial crisis. And with banks likely to be forced to hold...
London Stock Exchange launches e-trading for retail bonds
The London Stock Exchange has launched an electronic trading platform for retail bond investors. The facility opened in February and offers private investors continuous two-way pricing for a limited...
FDIC: return to profit fails to boost bank lending
Assistance from the US government has helped the country’s banking industry back into profit, but the improvement hasn’t been reflected in increased lending, says the Federal Deposit Insurance...
Bank tax is ‘flawed’, says white paper on systemic risk
The idea of imposing a levy on large financial firms is a “flawed policy”, with economic costs outweighing any potential benefits, according to a recent white paper prepared by Washington...
Sovereign risk could damage corporate ratings – Fitch
The prospect of negative rating actions on sovereign issuers has risen since the start of the year on the back of spiralling fiscal deficits in Europe. And, according to a report from Fitch Ratings...
Fed may abandon funds rate – Bernanke
The federal funds rate could become useless as a policy tool thanks to plans to increase banks’ reserves, according to testimony from Federal Reserve Board chairman Ben Bernanke. Bernanke did...
Stress tests ignored CRE threat – Congress
US banks face hundreds of billions of dollars in losses on commercial real estate loans, a danger that was missed by the Capital Adequacy Program (Cap) stress tests in early 2009. The Congressional...
Ban dealers from owning CCPs, MEPs told
Derivatives dealers should not be allowed to own stakes in central counterparties or their risk management systems, and CCPs should not be allowed to compete with each other, according to advice from...
Banks make changes to rates teams
Ralf Preusser has joined Bank of America Merrill Lynch as head of European rates research. He was previously co-head of European rates research at Deutsche Bank. In his new role, based in London, Preusser...
Greece replaces debt management chief
Petros Christodoulou has taken over as head of the Greek Public Debt Management Agency. Christodolou joins from the National Bank of Greece, where he has spent the past 12 years as general manager of...
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