UPDATE 1-Mediobanca CEO questions taboo of risk-weighting sovereign bonds
Stripping government bonds of
their risk-free status when they exceed certain thresholds on
banks’ balance sheets should not be “a taboo” as the Greek
crisis showed such debt carries risks, a senior Italian banker
said on Wednesday.
their risk-free status when they exceed certain thresholds on
banks’ balance sheets should not be “a taboo” as the Greek
crisis showed such debt carries risks, a senior Italian banker
said on Wednesday.
Posted by Reuters
