06/16/2014

Fracturing Fiefdoms

Fracking - it seems that we are now getting used to the unpleasant nomenclature attached to fracturing rocks to extract various types of gas. However, in the UK we are about to enter the period of political fracking which will also result in the release o

06/16/2014

Deutsche Bank study highlights investor red flag areas

Lack of transparency, inadequate compliance procedures, poor segregation of duties, inexperience and inappropriate valuation policies are the five most frequently cited red-flags in operational due diligence, according to a Deutsche Bank Global Prime Fina

06/13/2014

Banking Banana Skins 2014 - PwC

Every two years, PwC sponsors the Banking Banana Skins survey conducted by the Centre of the Study of Financial Innovation.

06/09/2014

US bank executives 'paid 27pc more’

While base salaries at US banks are only marginally higher, they are far more generous when it comes to bonuses, according to research

06/09/2014

On the trail of Fred the Shred

Former Sunday Herald financial editor Ian Fraser's new book, Shredded - Inside RBS: the Bank that Broke Britain, has been acclaimed as the definitive account of the crisis. Here Fraser reflects on the 13 things he learned along the long, hard road to