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  Italy’s UniCredit Falls on 43% Discount Offer

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 4, 2012

  Italy’s largest bank, UniCredit, saw its stock fall the most in two months in Milan after it announced that it would sell 7.5 billion euros ($9.8 billion) in shares at a 43% discount to Tuesday’s closing price, excluding rights values.

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  ECB Steps In After Italy Bond Sale

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 29, 2011

  Italy sold bonds on Thursday, but not as many as hoped in thin trading. While yields fell, they were still not far from euro-lifetime highs as investors displayed concern over the country's ability to sustain itself. After the auction, the European Central Bank stepped in to purchase Italy's bonds on...

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  ECB Lends to Banks to Keep Credit Flowing

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 21, 2011

  The European Central Bank surprised analysts by offering a record amount of 489 billion euros in loans to stressed banks.

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  S&P Warns on Possible Downgrade of EU, Banks

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 8, 2011

  Standard & Poor's, continuing a theme it began earlier this week, said Wednesday that the European Union itself could face the loss of its AAA credit rating, as could large euro zone banks.

• Eurozone Banks Boost Capital by Redefining Risk

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 9, 2011

  Some Eurozone banks are redefining risk in order to meet capital requirements. Many officials and banking experts say the practice is legal but undermines the goal of ensuring the financial institutions are healthy.

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  U.S. Jobs Report Looks Good but Greece Fears Weigh on Markets

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  November 4, 2011

  An encouraging U.S. jobs report was not enough to give the markets a lift on Friday as worries about Greece’s debt crisis continued to weigh on sentiment.

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  Plan to Rescue German Banks Stokes Fears of Crisis

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  September 9, 2011

  New German government plans to rescue its banks and insurers sent the clearest signal yet that a European banking crisis could be imminent.

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  New Hires Roundup: BondDesk Adds Bang; JHS Capital Gains Maguire Investments; Kern Is President of Advisor Partners

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 18, 2011

  This week in new hires, Curley goes to Genworth; Goldman, Gendreau join Cetera; Polk adds Crandall; Herrera goes to AUL.

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  Greek Rescue Plan Sends European Bank Stocks Skyrocketing

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  July 21, 2011

  European bank stocks skyrocketed Thursday on news that an EU emergency summit meeting has crafted a plan to aid Greece without any new taxes on banks.

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  European Bank Stocks Crash After ‘Bankmageddon’ on Friday

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  July 18, 2011

  Traders, analysts find bank stress tests to be lacking in credibility.