Italy
Credit data: no-deal Brexit threatens UK retail sector
Italian credits are improving, but banking sector is not out of the woods yet
Generali pivots from corporate bonds
Company debt makes up 31.6% of life insurance investment portfolio; 28.1% of property and casualty portfolio
Sovereign spreads and Target2 anomalies
Widening risk imbalances between eurozone member states threaten monetary union, says Italian regulator
Generali expands scope of internal model
Total SCR drops 8% to €20.4 billion in 2018
Generali’s solvency ratio falls on risk-free rate changes
Regulatory changes increased present value of liabilities
UniCredit plans Italian bond retreat
The bank's BTP portfolio is currently larger than those of Intesa Sanpaolo, Banco BPM and Mediobanca combined
BNPP’s English court win calms ‘jurisdiction shopping’ fears
Unanimous decision reaffirms importance of English law provisions in derivatives contracts, say lawyers
Reserve release fluffs UniCredit's Q1 income
Settlement of sanctions violation boosts profits, CET1 ratio
EU levies weigh on Intesa Sanpaolo
Single Resolution Fund contributions hit €199 million in Q1
The credit skew market’s surprise package
Mediobanca’s €1.6 billion in issuance makes small Italian investment bank a market titan
Sovereign swaps users should learn from Italy’s mistakes
Posting collateral is a cost debt offices must embrace, argues Stefania Perrucci
Confusion dogs start of Europe’s new securitisation rules
Incomplete rules and lack of clarity on designated supervisors thwarts hoped-for revival of key market
Enria takes aim at eurozone banks’ sovereign exposures
New ECB supervision chair floats Pillar 2 concentration charge, criticises use of IFRS 9
Generali accelerates pivot to ‘capital light’ products
Tilt to unit-linked products helps relieve capital burden
‘No way’ to avoid no-trade lists in no-deal Brexit
EU clients are likely to sever some cross-border ties with UK banks
Intesa Sanpaolo slashed bad loans 26% last year
NPL ratio plummets to 4.2% from 6.2% in 2017
Quant Guide 2019: University of Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Quant Guide 2019: University of Florence
Florence, Italy
Credit data shines light on Banca Carige's woes
Banca Carige weighed down with non-performing exposures
Italian banks lead EU on cutting soured loans
Intesa Sanpaolo, Banco BPM, UniCredit shed most NPLs in H1
Italian banks hold most of Europe's loan reserves – EBA
Italy accounts for €84 billion of stage 3 allowances alone
Custody Risk Global Awards 2018 winners announced
Custodian of the Year won by BNP Paribas for second year running
UniCredit retreats from capital target as bond run bites
Italian bank swallows 39bp capital hit in third quarter; 9bp through BTP moves
Intesa Sanpaolo continues battle against bad loans
The ratio of NPLs to total exposures dropped to 4.5% at end-September