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Updated pipeline on Italian NPE Market

Banca IFIS recently issued an update to its NPL Market Watch showing a pipeline of new transactions worth some € 32 billion showing a slight decrease of only 5Bn with respect to the last forecast published in January. A significant … Continue reading

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How bad will be 2020 for Italian Banks?

The Covid19 Shock has hit Italian banks after a 4 years struggle to reduce NPLs’ stock and increase capital buffer. Since the peak of 2015 gross NPE stock has more than halved and NPE ratio reached the lowest level in … Continue reading

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Is a Bad Bank the right solution for Euro zone?

The main problem with dealing with a Bad Bank is the proper assessment of distressed assets’ current value and how this is affected by estimation of expected cash flows. If the actual value is lower than trasfer price to the … Continue reading

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Are EBA NPL templates too hard for Italian banks?

The effort of  European Banking Authority  in order to to promote a secondary market for NPL is remarkable and the recently published standard data templates are definitely a good step in the right direction. While I did not support the idea of … Continue reading

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Will MPS deal unlock Italian NPL market?

A June PWC report claimed “The NPL volcano is ready to erupt”. The statement was based on the following analysis [1] There is greater government and regulatory support for, and commitment to, the sale and resolution of NPL credits versus prior market … Continue reading

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