Italy's Banca Monte Paschi di Siena is planning to sell EUR 1.5 bn of securities in the country's first residential mortgage-backed securities operation since the start of the credit crisis. Market regulator Consob last week authorised Italy's oldest bank to go ahead with its offer of asset-backed securities, planned for 22 December.
Westland Shopping Centre in the Brussels neighbourhood of Anderlecht may be up for sale, according to Belgian media reports.
