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Ten months after its unusual regional retreat in equity capital markets and M&A, HSBC has had a good year in debt capital markets, suggesting its new strategy can work
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The European Central Bank's Isabel Vansteenkiste welcomed a proposal for green Targeted Longer-Term Refinancing Operations (TLTROs) on Monday, but talked through what she saw as some concerns with the idea. -
A top-level reshuffle suggests that Barclays chief executive Jes Staley is not going anywhere, but raises fresh questions about whether the bank’s top-five ambitions are achievable, writes David Rothnie.
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The Single Resolution Board (SRB) will not force all banks to make a linear progression towards their minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL), in an effort to be more flexible during the Covid-19 pandemic. But financial institutions have still called on the authority this week to do more to prevent MREL from becoming a barrier to lending.
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Euro area banks delivered 0% return on equity in the second quarter, according to new figures from the European Central Bank. The industry is grappling with a decline in income and a sharp surge in loan loss provisions amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Steven Maijoor, chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), has said EU legislation covering green bond reviewers would help ensure the legitimacy of the proposed Green Bond Standard.
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The European Union’s formation of its Platform on Sustainable Finance last week marks a new phase in responsible investing. Over the past four years or so, the most influential thinkers in the market, such as the Principles for Responsible Investing, have been quietly moving back to an older interpretation of what RI means: considering the effects of investment choices on others.
