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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
Light at the end of the tunnel
Financial market shake-up in Spain triggers changes in retail structured product wrappers
Fiscal and regulatory reforms announced by the new Spanish government have led market participants to rethink wrappers and product maturities, with growth and fund-linked products likely to benefit
Best in Spain
Best in Spain
BBVA given deadline to improve AMA model
BBVA has been given until December 2011 to make improvements to its AMA model by the Bank of Spain, or will not obtain the capital savings the AMA allows
BBVA is to add volatility sub-index to its Jim Rogers’ resources index to create structured products
BBVA is to add volatility sub-index to its Jim Rogers’ resources index to create structured products
Risk Espana rankings 2011
No fiesta
Investor jitters over Spain affect performance of BBVA five-year bond
Deals in Focus: BBVA
Patrimonios Can's pick 'n mix
Patrimonios pick ‘n mix
Video: Structured Products Europe 2010 Award Winners Interviews
Video: Structured Products Europe 2010 Award Winners Interviews
Best in Spain
Best in Spain
CDS spreads tighten across the eurozone for sovereigns, banks and non-financial companies
Tightening continues on eurozone CDS spreads in a sign of improving market confidence
Spanish banks prepare for refinancing risk as CDSs blow out
Refinancing risk increases for Spanish banks as credit default swap (CDS) spreads widen dramatically for a third day running.
Sovereign debt and LatAm-related hedging key for Spanish dealers
Winners of the Risk España dealer rankings explain how hedging related to sovereign debt issuance and Latin America will be key revenue sources in 2010.
Risk Espana rankings 2010
Changing of the guard
Bank of Spain denies Spanish banks are delaying losses by acquiring NPAs
The Bank of Spain defends Spanish banks' hands-on risk management of non-performing assets related to the property sector.
Problem banks rise to highest level since 1994
The list of problem banks maintained by the Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC) has soared to 416, the highest level since 1994.
European banks report modest Q2, despite increased provisioning
Top Spanish, German and Swiss banks have reported modest gains in the second quarter, although their profits have been constrained by an increase in non-performing loans and loan loss provisioning.
Correlation: Alternative realities
Correlation: Alternative realities
Accounting boards: Spain's dynamic provisioning not the way forward
International accounting standard setters have warned that accounting for dynamic provisioning – rainy-day funds banks build up in good times to absorb losses in economic downturns – should not be recorded against profit and loss (P&L), as it is in Spain.