No safety net: EU urged to accelerate bail-in buffers
Without MREL or TLAC, governments are at the mercy of private buyers for failed banks
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That seems to be the unpalatable conclusion from a trio of distressed acquisitions in the EU in recent weeks – the purchases of Banco Popular by Santander in Spain, plus Banca Popolare di Vicenza and Veneto Banca by
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