Banking

From risk‑management practices to competitive positioning, the Banking section delivers detailed articles and opinion pieces on global banks and financial institutions. It examines regulatory shifts, digital transformation and the evolving role of banks in the wider economy.

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WHY AREN’T SMES BANKING ON THEIR BANKS ANYMORE?

By Rich Preece, Vice President and Country Manager of QuickBooks UK Getting access to financial lend...

3rd December, 2014

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IT TRANSFORMATION: BANKS MUST ADDRESS IT RISKS

By Rob Lamb, Cloud Business Director – UK & Ireland for EMC Almost lost amongst all the Media co...

27th November, 2014

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RING-FENCING:    VITAL UK BANKING REFORM OR A POLITICAL FOLLY?

By Roger Davies, Principal Consultant, EA Change Group The British government has confirmed its inte...

25th November, 2014

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TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT BANK OF MONGOLIA HAS SUCCESFULLY ISSUED CNH 700 MILLION THREE YEAR SENIOR UNSECURED NOTES, COUNTRY’S FIRST EVER DIM SUM BOND ISSUANCE

Trade and Development Bank (TDB), the oldest and the largest corporate bank in Mongolia, has success...

25th November, 2014

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ACKERMANN TAKES HELM OF CYPRUS’ BIGGEST BANK

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Former Deutsche Bank chief Josef Ackermann has been named the new chairman of...

21st November, 2014

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CHALLENGER BANKS THROW DOWN GAUNTLET TO BIG FOUR

Kieran Arigho, Industry Consultant – UK Financial Services, Lexmark UK & Ireland The emergence o...

20th November, 2014

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EMOTIONS, ENGAGEMENT AND DATA: NEW WAYS TO MAKE DAY-TO-DAY RETAIL BANKING PAY

Christopher Evans, Director, Collinson Group, discusses the hidden value in banks’ retail customer b...

20th November, 2014

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FIVE WAYS TO TURN BANK BRANCHES INTO COMPETITIVE POWERHOUSES

By Christina Bowe, Regional Director UK & Ireland, Perceptive Software There’s no shortage of st...

19th November, 2014

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BANKING FINES HIGHLIGHT URGENT NEED FOR BANKING CULTURE TO CHANGE

Mary Clarke, CEO, Cognisco This week five banks – HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland, Swiss bank UBS and U...

15th November, 2014

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BANKING: THE INFUSION OF NEW TALENT

If leadership is the #1 differentiator, banks need to break old hiring patterns David Boehmer: Regio...

14th November, 2014

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BB&T PUSHES INTO MID-ATLANTIC WITH SUSQUEHANNA BUY

NEW YORK (AP) – The commercial bank BB&T is buying Susquehanna Bancshares in a cash-and-st...

13th November, 2014

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INTESA Q2 PROFITS MORE THAN DOUBLE

MILAN (AP) – Italian bank Intesa SanPaolo SpA says its third-quarter profits more than doubled...

12th November, 2014