03/03/2014

Another fine mess

Hypo Alpe Adria the name suggests a small, exotic bank.

03/03/2014

Nuclear Japan

The end of 'datsu genpatsu' - escape from nuclear

03/03/2014

Ireland eyes new big player to boost banking sector

It has also left the country with only three SME lenders of scale, state-owned Allied Irish Banks , Royal Bank of Scotland's Ulster Bank and Bank of Ireland , which counts the Irish state as a 14 percent shareholder.

02/27/2014

Privacy or Secrecy? by Gary Heynes, Baker Tilly

MEPs have recently approved new rules to introduce an EU register of all beneficial owners of companies and foundations, and also private trusts. But could this present a risk to individuals that are in the public eye?

02/26/2014

Seeing things differently by 7IM

There's little doubt that an economic recovery is well underway in much of the developed world. In the US, the most obvious demonstration of that is the Federal Reserve's determination to decrease its bond purchases, which have now fallen to US$