Germany
Deutsche shrinks ‘bad bank’ 30% in 2019
Efforts to crush operational RWAs bore fruit last year
Worth the cost? EU rethinks Mifid disclosure rules
Banks would gladly be rid of cost disclosures, but some clients want them improved, not scrapped
As business mix shifts, Eurex bulks up its default fund
Clearing house will raise charge to 9% from 7% as stress tests signal need for a fatter fund
On eve of Brexit, PPF’s chief risk officer isn’t too worried
Stephen Wilcox talks about getting pensions paid without the benefit of controlling ‘UK Plc’
Leaked email reveals new assault on CCP open access rules
Largest group in European Parliament wants to shoehorn delay into crowdfunding legislation
Germany scrambles to shut the door on Mifid open access
Finance ministry will face fine timing to reverse clearing rule during its EU presidency
Euribor fallbacks could hit thin legal ice
In Italy and Germany, compound interest – the foundation of Euribor fallbacks – is actually illegal
Now less of a systemic risk, Deutsche wins capital relief
Prospective leverage ratio should fall to 3.75% after risk-cutting efforts
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Does the cultural and demographic experience of Japan apply to a heterogeneous grouping of nations that have no common monetary policy or a unified social outlook?
Rates decline sinks Allianz’s Solvency II ratio
Market impacts take 11 percentage points off ratio in first six months of 2019
As revamp begins, Deutsche’s RWAs for CVA fall
Credit valuation adjustment RWAs down 30% year-on-year
EU stress tests not as tough as financial crisis
Projected GDP decline for Spain, Ireland and Italy milder than during the credit crunch
Restructured Deutsche would be slimmest eurozone G-Sib
As of Q4 2018, the German bank was the third-largest systemic lender by leverage exposure
Deutsche slashes links to other financial firms
Intra-financial system assets and liabilities fall 22% and 29%, respectively
Allianz’s counterparty risk charge up €102 million in 2018
Total solvency capital requirement down €600 million year-on-year
Germany plans countercyclical buffer hike
Iceland, Bulgaria and France have also increased add-ons year-to-date
Allianz’s solvency ratio dips 11 points
Share buyback, market moves, regulatory tweaks all take their toll on capital
German CDS switch creates credit-linked note mismatch
Note issuers fear losses after relabelling of swap contracts creates subordination discrepancy
Commerzbank’s leverage ratio sinks as balance sheet bloats
Total leverage exposure hits €527 billion
Deutsche Bank's asset cull to lower systemic risk buffer
G-Sib surcharge could drop to 1.5%; leverage ratio to 3.75%
Electric vehicles: a slow-motion car crash for oil firms?
Peak oil demand is seen as inevitable, but disagreement abounds on timing
Leverage ratio target slips further out of Deutsche’s reach
Exposures balloon after three quarters of decline