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EU falling short on implementing bank capital rules

December 5, 2014

The BIS Basel Committee has today released its assessment of the EU’s (and the USA’s) implementation of the Basel III rules on bank capital and it does not make good reading for the EU. They key findings of the report are (as detailed in the press …

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bank capital, bank recapitalisation, basel committee, Basel III, capital requirements, commission, CRD4, EBA, ECB, stress tests

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Slovenia dodges bailout as it swallows cost of bank overhaul alone

December 12, 2013

The Slovenian Central Bank this morning released the long anticipated results of the stress test of Slovenian banks. The full results can be found here, while the press release is available here and a reader-friendly Q&A here. The release did not …

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AQR, bad bank, bank bailout, bank capital, bank recapitalisation, ECB, eurozone, slovenia, stress tests

Spotlight on Slovenia

September 13, 2013

Back in the spring, we looked at who might be next in the line of eurozone bailout requests. It’s now looking increasingly likely that one of our predictions, Portugal, will require some form of further assistance to fully exit its current bailout. Now…

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austerity, bailout, bank capital, bank recapitalisation, banking sector, Financial Services, slovenia

Is Cyprus eyeing up an exit from its capital controls?

July 30, 2013

As expected the Cypriot government has finally reached a deal with the EU/IMF/ECB Troika over the final stage of the restructuring of the Bank of Cyprus (BoC).As we noted in today’s press summary this was not an easy decision to reach, and has dragge…

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bank capital, bank of cyprus, capital controls, capital requirements, Cyprus, depositors, deposits, dispute, haircut, troika

The Great European Bank Run that never was?

March 28, 2013

Journalists were descending on banks across Cyprus this morning to monitor whether Cypriot depositors would rush to withdraw their cash as the country’s banks opened after being closed for 10 days. So far, however, there have been virtually no drama…

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bank capital, bank of cyprus, bank run, capital controls, contagion, Cyprus, deposit levy, depositors, deposits

Let the guessing game continue: The Eurogroup’s mixed messages on capital controls

March 25, 2013

As we have noted at length, the capital controls are a key part of the Cypriot deal and could have a huge bearing on how and when Cyprus recovers from this crisis. Unfortunately, as with almost all important eurozone decisions, this one lacks clarity. …

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bailout, bank capital, bank of cyprus, capital controls, cypriot parliament, Cyprus, ECB, ELA, eurozone crisis, eurozone exit, free movement

The Cyprus Solidarity Fund and bank restructuring – what’s the latest?

March 21, 2013

Is this Plan B or Plan C? We’ve lost track. Maybe Plan B+. Anyway, it seems that the Cypriot parliament is currently discussing the proposal for a ‘solidarity fund’ which the cabinet has reportedly unanimously approved. This idea originated yest…

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bank capital, banking sector, Cyprus, ECB, eurozone, imf, sovereign debt

Why is the ECB threatening to pull the plug on Cyprus? And how would it work?

The ECB – which holds the key to Cyprus’ future inside the euro by virtue of funding the country’s banks – this morning issued a statement which essentially set Monday as the deadline for a Cypriot bailout deal. It said:The Governing Council of the Eur…

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bank capital, banking sector, Cyprus, ECB, ELA, eurozone. bail-out, liquidity, solvency, troika

EU tightens the noose on bank bonuses

February 28, 2013

As we noted in today’s press summary, a tentative EU deal was struck last night on bank bonus curbs, as part of the broader agreement on CRD IV (which implements Basel III). We’ve discussed this in detail before, so we refer you to that post for th…

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bank bonus, bank capital, banking regulation, Basel III, CRD4, ecofin, finance, financial regulation, Financial Services, UK-EU relations

A vote of confidence? Banks start repaying ECB long term loans

January 25, 2013

This morning saw the start of the on-going process of repayments of the loans given by the ECB to European banks under the Long Term Refinancing Operation (LTRO) (see here for details). The ECB announced that 278 banks have already pledged to repay

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bank capital, banking sector, banking union, ECB, ECB balance sheet, ECB Governing Council, euro, eurozone, finance, financial markets, forex, LTRO

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