12/02/2017
Ageing population ‘poses risks to economy’
This removes an incentive for companies to invest.
Comment, Analysis & Research
12/01/2017
Jeremy Corbyn Singles Out Morgan Stanley In Attack On Bankers
Labour Leader Says Average Workers Are Still Paying For The Mistakes Of The 'Gamblers Who Crashed Our Economy' In 2008
12/01/2017
BNPP plants its flag in the UK
Improving connectivity is something of a familiar story at BNPP
11/30/2017
Progress at East European banks improves expansion prospects, report says
Bad loans totaled 46.5 billion euros ($55.1 billion) or around 3.8 percent of the region’s annual economic output.
11/30/2017
German central bank warns against risks in financial system
Furthermore, risks of re-evaluations, interest rate changes and credit defaults could materialize simultaneously and reinforce each other.
11/30/2017
Schroders Global Investor Study 2017
66% of retirees wish they’d saved more for retirement and globally investors are not saving enough
11/30/2017
RBI names "Bank of the Year in Central and Eastern Europe"
Subsidiaries in Belarus and Bulgaria were also honored as "Bank of the Year".
11/30/2017
Offshore funds and their importance to the global economy
Investment is a truly global activity and it needs to take into account the location of prospective investors
11/30/2017
HSBC Malta named Malta’s Bank of the Year
Second year running for The Banker award
11/30/2017
Finnish startups are finally getting outside investment
Finland has been home to a host of startups for a long time now, fueled by all of that government funding, a strong tradition of gaming, and a steady stream of entrepreneurs leaving Nokia.
11/30/2017
Bank of England's Sharp warns against 'illusion' about public debt
Britain’s budget forecasters last week said the country’s debt was expected to peak at 86.4 percent of GDP this year - about double its level before the global financial crisis - before falling in the coming years.
11/30/2017
ABN Amro To Phase Out Performance-Related Bonuses For 17,000 Staff
Unions and ABN Amro Have Agreed On A 9% Pay Rise For Staff
11/30/2017
EBA's Enria sees challenge to 'bail in' rules in retail debt holdings
Even if banks stopped placing debt with retail investors now, by 2021 the current stock of retail holdings would still be one third of its current level.
11/30/2017
Armageddon Outta Here
Preparing For A Financial Disaster Might Not Be A Bad Idea
11/29/2017
Morning Coffee: Deutsche turning to Goldman Sachs for investment bank rescue. Slim pickings at Credit Suisse
Separately, while Deutsche has already promised bigger bonuses to its employees to prevent an exodus after some brutally low payouts last year, Credit Suisse is unlikely to follow suit.
11/29/2017
EU seeks new start with Africa — again
EU officials insist it’s different this time around.
11/29/2017
Daniel Godfrey On Where The People's Trust Went Wrong
‘Sometimes Things Have To Fail To Be Built On,’ Reflects Daniel Godfrey
11/29/2017
CISI welcomes Lord Mayor’s initiative to improve trust in business
The CISI expects all members to uphold this motto in their daily lives and be standard bearers for CISI and for absolute dedication to professionalism in financial services.
11/29/2017
Russia’s banking sector remains stable — World Bank report
The reports says despite the failure of some large private banks in 2017, the overall performance of the banking sector has been stable
11/28/2017
St. James’s Place – “Hammond’s Budget brings bad news”
Philip Hammond delivered a low-key Budget that targeted housebuilding but let pensions be