Banks: Again under strain

Major analysis feature on the second set of European bank stress tests carried out by the European Banking Authority in 2011. Following the 2010 discredited debut, the results of the second batch of European stress tests on banks will come under intense scrutiny – not least for their sovereign debt disclosures.

ESO: Background information: European regulators under fire over bank stress tests http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-regulators-under-fire-over%e2%80%89bank-stress-tests/

EBA: EU-wide stress testing http://www.eba.europa.eu/risk-analysis-and-data/eu-wide-stress-testing

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