LONDON, Feb 1 (IFR) - Italian banks' subordinated credit default swaps rallied aggressively on Wednesday morning on the back of the news that the Bank of Italy was easing its rules for bank capital... MILAN, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The Bank of Italy said on Wednesday it was broadening the eligible collateral Italian lenders can put up to receive funds at European Central Bank refinancing operations. MILAN, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Italy's state-backed financing body Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) will not run to the rescue of each Italian company that risks falling into foreign hands, its chief executive told the Financial Times. MILAN, March 18 (Reuters) - The Bank of Italy looks set to widen an audit of Italian lenders to include their performing loan books, the director general of regional bank Credito Emiliano said on Monday. MILAN, April 9 (Reuters) - Italian banks' holdings of Italian government bonds rose in February to 351.6 billion euros ($457.7 billion), the highest level since survey started in June 1998, data from the Bank of Italy showed on Tuesday. ROME, April 13 (Reuters) - Four Italian journalists kidnapped and held in Syria since April 4 had been freed on Saturday, Italy's interim Foreign Minister Mario Monti said in a statement. ROME, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Italian police launched a new tax probe into Google Italy this week after earlier investigations found the group had failed to declare income and still owed sales tax, an economy ministry document showed on Wednesday. ROME, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Italian police launched a new tax probe into Google Italy after earlier investigations found the internet company had failed to declare income and still owed sales tax, an economy ministry document showed on Wednesday. Big winners in the world of fixed income this year are the bonds of the EU periphery, with Portuguese debt returning 48.8% and Italy 19.5%. Lately of interest are Spanish and Italian yields falling even when broader financial markets get jittery, the sort of correlation rarely seen over the past ... ROME, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Italy's strategic investment fund FSI and Qatar Holding have signed a joint venture agreement to invest in Italian companies in sectors including food, fashion and luxury,...