Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD)
Nordea plumps bail-in buffers as it moves to Finland
Nordic bank plans €10 billion senior non-preferred debt issue by 2021
SRB denies conflict of interest claim on Banco Popular
Bondholders poised to challenge “no creditor worse off” valuation if compensation is denied
Replacing too big to fail with too small to survive
Subordinated debt requirement will hit smaller banks hardest
Regulators rebuff fragmentation complaints
EC’s Guersent points to Fed hints that it would ease TLAC plans for foreign banks
Funding in the dark: EU banks wait on bail-in bond rules
Issuance strategies clouded by uncertainty over MREL subordination and pre-positioning
EU parliament’s moratorium plan billed ‘recipe for bank run’
Proposal allows pre-resolution stay as well as one during resolution provided bank reopens in between
EC official: focus on bad loans will drive bank consolidation
Supervisory and market pressure to tackle NPLs will force some banks out of market
EU Council aims to limit bail-in debt rules
Leaked BRRD text reveals all Greek and Portuguese banks could escape subordinated debt regime
European banks face forex volatility on bail-in ratios
Use of funding in foreign currencies creates new risk, especially in non-eurozone countries
Going local: Brexit prompts rethink on MREL governing law
One EU regulator has already asked banks to avoid reliance on English law for bail-in
The long march: ECB struggles with supervisory convergence
Anti-money laundering supervision and emergency liquidity assistance still run at national level
Europe’s co-op banks face capital hit from new Basel rules
Sharp increase in risk weight for strategic equity stakes will capture ownership of apex banks
Banco Popular bondholders turn US spotlight on Santander
Discovery application could shift compensation focus to the buyer instead of the SRB
Latvian bank collapse casts doubt on moratorium plan
Lobbyists say handling of ABLV shows flaws in EC’s pre-resolution stay concept
Softened EU swap stay still threatens margin hike
Moratorium cut to two days, but pre-resolution stay could make EU a non-netting jurisdiction
Deloitte valuation boosts legal hopes of Popular bondholders
Experts point to quick and unreliable valuation, and lack of independence on liquidity assessment
Banking union: big bang or damp squib?
Eurozone needs package of interrelated measures to prevent project going backwards
Upholding values: bondholders demand resolution transparency
Banco Popular case could have wider implications for future bank bail-ins
Long stay parking: G-Sibs seek BRRD swap stays exemption
Resolution authorities do not want systemic implications of extended moratorium, say banks
Leaked EU paper proposes flexible bank holdco rules
Document offers helping hand to US and Japanese banks, which must split out securities business
Extended resolution swap stays divide EU lawmakers
SRB defends EC moratorium proposal, but Parliament and Council are turning against it
Bankers warn first TLAC bail-in could spark market shock
Regulators urged to clarify treatment of bail-in bonds under both TLAC and NSFR rules
No safety net: EU urged to accelerate bail-in buffers
Without MREL or TLAC, governments are at mercy of private buyers for failed banks
Public interest loophole casts doubt on EU banking union
Bondholders face fresh uncertainty about European use of bail-in, critics warn