Mediobanca CEO says risk-weighting banks’ sovereign holdings “not a taboo”
Stripping government bonds of
their risk-free status when they exceed certain thresholds on
banks’ balance sheets should not be “a taboo” because the Greek
crisis has shown government debt carries risks, a senior Italian
banker said.
their risk-free status when they exceed certain thresholds on
banks’ balance sheets should not be “a taboo” because the Greek
crisis has shown government debt carries risks, a senior Italian
banker said.
Posted by Reuters
