Pressure on Spanish banks

Pressure on Spanish banks

Author: Financial Times October 1, 2012 Duration: 12:54
This week the team look at the Spanish banking system, after a recent report into the country’s 14 largest lenders found they could need up to €60bn in new capital. But are recent stress-tests enough to restore confidence? They also discuss JPMorgan’s recent deal that saw it snap up three quarters of the first European commercial mortgage bond launched since the financial crisis and regulatory pressures on the banking sector

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