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Why Are More Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Taking Place?

07/10/2024 No Comments

More mergers & acquisitions (M&A) are taking place as banks look to pool resources and safeguard their financial health.

Why Are Chinese Banks Focusing On ESG Investments?

25/09/2024 No Comments

China’s top 100 banks are showing that sustainability is not just a buzzword—it’s a critical strategy for surviving in uncertain times.

Why Is Texas Not Doing Business With NatWest?

06/09/2024 No Comments

Texas has taken an audacious step by adding NatWest, one of the UK's leading banks, to its "energy boycott list."

Why Is Economic Growth Slowing In Turkey?

03/09/2024 No Comments

Economic growth in Turkey has slowed to its weakest level since the Covid-19 outbreak as high interest rates take its toll on the Turkish businesses ...

Why is the Bank of Japan changing its approach to QE?

March 29, 2021

The Bank of Japan struggled more than other central banks to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic because it had already introduced years of stimulus measures in an unsuccessful attempt to encourage price growth.

Banking COVID-19

Alternative Data and Nowcasting are trending amongst central banks, Dow Jones explains why

March 18, 2021

In the midst of a crisis, how can central banks work out what is happening in the market in real-time? How can they obtain the necessary data to make quick and important decisions?

Banking Brexit

Brexit fallout: Luxembourg sweats its assets

March 17, 2021

Luxembourg has positioned itself over many years as Europe’s UCITS (Undertaking of Collective Investment in Transferrable Securities) processor-in-chief, as well as more recently for European Long-Term Investment Funds (ELTIFs).

AML / KYC Banking Regulator

NatWest’s Unwelcome Surprise for the City of London

March 16, 2021

The FCA alleges that increasingly large cash deposits were made into the customer’s accounts. It is alleged that around £365 million was paid into the customer’s accounts, of which around £264 million was in cash.

Asia Banking

APAC banks race to revitalize innovation initiatives as the pandemic reveals digital gaps – Backbase

March 4, 2021

The latest edition of the Fintech and Digital Banking 2025 (APAC) report found that 60% of banks in Asia Pacific will leverage artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) technologies for data-driven decisions, compared to 48% from the previous year.

Artificial Intelligence Banking

How the grandmasters of machine learning can keep you competitive in a new era of quantitative finance

March 3, 2021

Paul explains that the MLI “looks at the theory of the mathematics of how machine learning is done. How do we actually compute something, how do the neural networks work …?”

Banking Technology

Big regulation for BigTech?

February 23, 2021

FaceBook’s recent ‘unfriending’ of Australia, as prime minister Scott Morrison put it, is an ongoing, high-profile example of the high-stakes arena, while the UK is to shortly launch a Digital Markets Unit to (in the government’s words) ‘introduce and enforce a new code to govern the behaviour of platforms that currently dominate the market, such as Google and Facebook’.

Banking Regulator

How can banks better address ALM in 2021?

February 22, 2021

Just this month the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a consultation paper on the implementation of Basel III standards. The PRA are seeking to enhance bank’s regulatory obligations regarding minimum capital ratios and liquid asset holdings.

Asia Insight Investment Banking

The Puzzle of the Japanese Yen’s Safe-Haven status

February 10, 2021

In response to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, last April the Bank of Japan (BOJ) pledged to purchase an ‘unlimited’ quantity of Japanese government bonds.

Banking

Reputation vs Value? How did Banks rank in the last 12 months

February 1, 2021

Currently holding the lowest reputation score among all banks in the US, Wells Fargo experienced the largest decline in brand value – dropping two places to seventh overall, and third in the US – the result of failing to rebuild favour among customers in the wake of several past scandals.

Investment Banking Technology

Innovation in Illiquid Credit Portfolio Management solutions

January 29, 2021

Accepting illiquidity risk can give very high returns, so many investment banks are also involved in this area. And, just like any other area that Investment banks operate in, there is scope for improvement. Much of the work is still manual and telephone based and there is need for both automation and better analytics.

Banking Sustainability ESG

Climate Emergency on the Agenda for Wall Street

January 26, 2021

In the meantime, talks have escalated back in the U.S., with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer calling for President Joe Biden to declare a climate emergency just today.

Banking Fintech

The Good, the Bad and JPMorgan’s 2020 Results

January 18, 2021

You might have heard the news about Plaid’s failed acquisition by VISA? $5.3 billion was the amount the fintech was reported to be going for, before the deal fell through.

Banking COVID-19

How banks can avoid compliance-failures, fines, and reputational damage in an age of WhatsApp and Covid-19

January 13, 2021

Whether we look to the firing of traders by JP Morgan in April, or financial institutions fining bankers for data breaches – such as a former managing director at Jeffries who was fined over £37,000 for sharing confidential client information over WhatsApp – the importance of compliance monitoring is indeed large.

COVID-19 Investment Banking

Will Inflation be the Big Disruptor for Fixed Income in 2021?

January 11, 2021

“Europe remains at a disadvantage to the US and China, thanks to its lack of successful technology giants, such as Microsoft and Google on one side of the Pacific and Alibaba on the other.

Investment Banking

Why was 2020 Great for Investment Banking?

January 7, 2021

For all its challenges, 2020 was a great year for Investment Banking. JP Morgan kept top spot, while Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse both continued to do exceptionally in equities markets, according to a report in the Financial Times last week.

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