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European defaults back on the rise as economy stalls and refinancing proves problematic

A deteriorating economic environment, tighter bank lending, and the end of temporary relief for borr...

20th February, 2012

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Gulf International Bank B.S.C announces full year profit of $104.5 million

At their meeting on Thursday, 16th February 2012, the Board of Directors of Gulf International Bank...

20th February, 2012

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Busting Online Banking Myths

Author: HildingArrehed, director of worldwide professional services at ActivIdentity, part of HID Gl...

17th February, 2012

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The Eurozone crisis: between suspense and rebound

Jonathan Assia eToro The Eurozone is in the midst of a crisis of debt and trust and a number of memb...

14th February, 2012

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Uncovering the Secret World of Swiss Banks

Swiss asset managers battle the crisis online Battling the crisis with more transparency: Swiss bank...

10th February, 2012

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Big Picture Focus Shouldn’t Sacrifice Attention to Detail

By Brad Schruder, Director, Foreign Exchange Sales, BMO Capital Markets The bullish start to 2012 ha...

6th February, 2012

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Is it time for the spotlight to fall on the back office?

Calls for greater unification of Europe’s fragmented securities market and the introduction of...

6th February, 2012

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Global Banking & Finance Review Awards 2012

Global Banking & Finance Review Awards 2012 Banking Awards 2012 Best Wealth Management in Hong K...

3rd February, 2012

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Credit market 2012: corporates seen as safe-havens

Corporate bonds are likely to be stronger performers than government bonds in 2012, say Thibaut Cuil...

1st February, 2012

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MICROFINANCE COMES OF AGE

The Making of a New Asset Class During a recent trip to London we were asked what the protestors enc...

1st February, 2012

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Finance

The number of monetary financial institutions in the euro area and in the EU decreased further in 2011

On 1 January 2012 the total number of monetary financial institutions (MFIs) [1] in the euro area st...

27th January, 2012

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The ECB expresses concern about the independence of the central bank of Hungary

the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) adopted Opinion CON/2011/104 on draft legis...

27th January, 2012