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Business

Top 10 things to find out the right bank for small business

Are you a budding entrepreneur? And looking out for a financial haven to seek answers to all your fi...

4th April, 2012

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World Bank Gets High Marks from Australian Multilateral Assessment

Report Recognizes World Bank as Leader in Transparency and for Contribution to Multilateral System T...

4th April, 2012

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Banking

Standard Bank South Africa gives real banking value to customers

Standard Bank South Africa has significantly reduced prices across personal current accounts. &#8220...

4th April, 2012

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Finance

South Africa must protect competitive advantages as BRICs build ties with Africa

South Africa should be cautious not to offer too much to firms from BRIC countries that will increas...

4th April, 2012

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Finance

Sale of RBS APAC Cash Equities, ECM and M&A

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (“RBS”) has agreed to sell certain businesses in As...

4th April, 2012

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Banking

Liquidity support from the Bank of England: the Discount Window Facility – speech by Paul Fisher

Speaking in London today, Paul Fisher – the Bank’s Executive Director for Markets and member of both...

4th April, 2012

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Banking

Mexico’s Banking System is Resilient, but Global Risks Have Increased, IMF Says

Mexico’s financial system proved resilient during the first wave of the global financial crisis, but...

4th April, 2012

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Banking

INVESTMENT BANKING TRAINING MODULES, DO THEY REALLY HELP?

Investment banking training is very important as this field involves a great practice. The companies...

4th April, 2012

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Trading

Different types of Bonds

What is a bond? A bond is a security instrument which acknowledges that the issuer has borrowed mone...

8th March, 2012

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Trading

Does the Swiss National Bank Possess the Willingness and Ability to Maintain a 1.20 Floor in EUR/CHF?

The effectiveness of central bank intervention in the foreign exchange markets has long been debated...

7th March, 2012

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Investing

Penzijní Fond Komerční banky – A force to be reckoned within the Czech Pension fund Industry

History and Profile Penzijní fond Komerční banky a.s. was formed on 27 July 1994 by Komerční banka,...

2nd March, 2012

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Investing

Regulating the hedge fund industry

By Nicola Smith, CEO of Helvetic In 2008 the collapse of the financial sector and the discovery of t...

22nd February, 2012