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City bonuses may not be closely regulated in the UK
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ECB chief Trichet 'stands ready' for supervisory powers
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EU considers one financial regulator for all
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Interbank lending benefits from rates cuts
The sterling interbank borrowing rate has dropped significantly after the Bank of England's (BoE) move to cut interest rates to their lowest levels since 1951 on Thursday.
ECB no longer accepts syndicated loans as collateral
The European Central Bank (ECB) has removed syndicated loans governed by English law from its list of collateral eligible for its credit operations only four days after they were originally accepted.
ECB spells out urgent concerns for Sepa
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European banks in wave of bailouts
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Central banks reveal co-ordinated response to liquidity crisis
The world's major central banks today unveiled plans for a $180 billion injection of liquidity to restore stability to global financial markets.
EC U-turn on Sepa direct debits
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Doubts over UK and ECB bank support
As the European Central Bank (ECB) acts to reduce its liquidity support for eurozone banks, UK banks may face dire consequences from heavy use of the Bank of England's support scheme.
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ECB takes further steps to improve liquidity
The European Central Bank (ECB) has boosted levels of liquidity over the Christmas period by lending €348.6 billion in a main refinancing operation that matures on January 4.
Central banks offer $20bn auctions to revive liquidity
The Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the central banks of the UK, Canada and Switzerland have agreed upon a series of auctions to provide billions for credit-starved financial institutions.
ECB re-enters money markets as fears of volatility return
The European Central Bank (ECB) will push extra liquidity into the money market to counter "re-emerging risk of volatility", it announced on Friday.
Covered bond market reopens cautiously
Market making in the European interbank covered bond market reopened this afternoon, after being closed since last week, but with new conditions imposed by its governing body, the European Covered Bond Council (ECBC).
Interbank covered bond market shuts down
Market making in the interbank market in European covered bonds has been shut down for the rest of the week, to prevent spreads widening and volatility growing.
Bank of England and ECB act to boost markets
The Bank of England (BOE) and the European Central Bank (ECB) both left interest rates unchanged, but eased liquidity supply as the credit squeeze continued today.
ECB president underlines three risks to financial stability
Trichet outlines risks in hedge, LBO and credit risk transfer
Downsizing and consolidation continues to be the trend in the EU banking sector
The ECB’s annual report on banking structures shows that consolidation remains the most important structural development in the EU banking sector.
Main challenge to sustainable growth is regulatory convergence, says vice-president of the ECB
Faster and sustainable growth may be hindered if the ultimate goal of regulatory convergence is not met, according Lucas Papademos.
European, Chinese and Mexican central banks join BIS board
Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has expanded its director base to include elected representatives from the European Central Bank (ECB), People's Bank of China and Bank of Mexico. The move takes the number of board members to 20 and marks the…
European securitisation reaches highest levels
Demand from investors seeking higher investment-grade yields drove the issuance of European securitisation to its highest level last year, according to the latest quarterly report from the European Securitisation Forum (ESF). Issuance reached €319.6…
Two new consultation papers from CEBS
LONDON – The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) launched two substantial consultation papers in June – one on the supervisory review process and the second on credit rating agencies.