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".
Comment, Analysis & Research
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
11/28/2017
Banks’ Desire for Integrated and Consistent View of Data - RESEARCH
The remaining 83% said that were planning to work on achieving suitably robust systems and procedures in light of mounting global regulatory challenges.
11/28/2017
Tax haven list to 'whitewash' EU culprits
There is no point in just having one country on the black list of tax havens
11/28/2017
Budget 2017: Financing Fintech Growth In The UK
The Patient Capital Review publishes responses to a consultation on how to finance growth in innovative firms as the UK continues to be the place for business and economy.
11/27/2017
GUEST ARTICLE: Help Philip Hammond - I need to sell my house! by Penny Lovell
So, I say three cheers for the Chancellor’s move to axe stamp duty for first-time buyers.
11/27/2017
Wealth Management - retro-fitting for success
As Bill Gates put it… ‘Banking is necessary, banks are not’
11/27/2017
North lagging behind the UK in terms of high-growth enterprises
In terms of private equity backed companies the north to lag behind and with 20 companies, has the second lowest figure out of all UK regions, eclipsing just the north east.