Brussels, 07/05/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 6 May, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published the first quarterly risk scoreboard for 2014, summarising risks and vulnerabilities in the banking sector in Europe.
Based on data from the third quarter of 2013 for 55 banks, the scoreboard shows that European banks' capital positions decreased as a result of the cleaning-up of balance sheets and payment of legal fees. This decrease of capital positions was outpaced by declining...