German lawmakers champion small banks and savings cooperatives in face of EU revamp of capital market rules.

German lawmakers champion small banks and savings cooperatives in face of EU revamp of capital market rules.

FSB proposes significant loss-absorbing liability buffers; banks may pass on higher funding costs to clients.

FSB proposes significant loss-absorbing liability buffers; banks may pass on higher funding costs to clients.

BIS says decline in fourth quarter was sharpest since Lehmans collapse.

BIS says decline in fourth quarter was sharpest since Lehmans collapse.

Rollover would trigger default, S&P says, but it might be temporary.