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Spanish banks allowed to ignore default risk for sovereign bonds
Banco de España is one of a number of European supervisors allowing its banks to ignore a Basel 2.5 requirement to model default risk on government bonds
In the four months between the start of December last year and the end of March, Italian and Spanish banks bought more than €140 billion in government bonds – much of them issued by their domestic...
Political analysts are increasingly being used by banks to help with eurozone scenario planning. Here, experts from two firms share their views on the key issues facing the single currency. By Michael...
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Greek exit threatens eurozone ALM
Attempts to match assets and liabilities on a country-by-country basis could be threatened if Greece leaves the eurozone. Banks fear the imposition of capital controls – the precursor to a redenomination – would spook depositors in other peripheral...
Eurozone risk management gets political
Deposit flight from Greek banks in the aftermath of the country’s May elections provided a stark reminder of the growing importance of political risk in Europe, a subject banks have had to swot up on in recent years. By Michael Watt, with additional...
Deposit flight threatens banks' eurozone ALM efforts
Attempts to match assets and liabilities on a country-by-country basis could be threatened if Greece exits eurozone, lenders fear
European power market series: Iberia
Liquidity in the Iberian power market has been on the rise thanks to market coupling and a move away from fixed tariffs, but uncertainty around government intervention and a lack of interconnection with the rest of Europe remain huge obstacles to achieving...
Amundi makes its debut in Spain with the launch of five ETFs
Amundi ETF has launched five ETFs in Spain, marking its entry into an ETF market that providers believe has growth potential despite being relatively undeveloped
Risk Espana rankings 2012
An injection of liquidity from the European Central Bank has eased funding risks for Spanish banks, but derivatives market participants still have to prepare for a wave of regulatory change. The Risk España rankings show BBVA regaining top spot from...
Top 50 Global Custody Mandates Survey 2012
Andrew Tjaardstra reviews the major mandates from asset managers, pension funds, insurers and banks during the year 2011
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