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MILBANK ADVISES UNDERWRITERS IN US$2 BILLION DUAL CURRENCY INTERNATIONAL BOND OFFERING BY INDIA’S BIGGEST TELECOM, BHARTI AIRTEL

Largest debt issuance ever by an Indian firm, offering is denominated in US dollars and euros Milban...

27th May, 2014

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PAYMENT PROTECTION INSURANCE (PPI): REGULATORY HICCUP OR CATALYST FOR A BANKING REVOLUTION?

By Roger Davies, Principal Consultant, ea Consulting Group The humble Payment Protection Insurance (...

27th May, 2014

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HIRING TRUSTWORTHY DIRECTORS IN THE BANKING SECTOR– AVOIDING PITFALLS

By Stephen Archer, Spring Partnerships LLP We keep hearing in the news about directors whose standar...

26th May, 2014

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MARKIT AND GENPACT LAUNCH KYC SERVICES

Citi, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Morgan Stanley work with Markit І Genpact to design new service to cen...

26th May, 2014

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HAMPSHIRE TRUST BANK ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF GRAHAM PICKEN AS CHAIRMAN

Following its acquisition by private equity firm Alchemy Partners LLP (Alchemy), Hampshire Trust Ban...

26th May, 2014

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RETAIL BANKING – AN EVOLVING LANDSCAPE

Ewen Fleming, Partner, Financial Services Advisory (Banking), Grant Thornton UK LLP The environment...

26th May, 2014

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HOUSE PRICES NOW AT MOST AFFORDABLE LEVEL IN 35 YEARS AS CARNEY SUGGESTS BANK MARGIN INCREASE

Despite growing pressure on the Bank of England to cool house price inflation with an interest hike,...

23rd May, 2014

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LEADING GERMAN INTERNATIONAL BANK OPTS FOR MDSL’SMARKET DATA MANAGER AND REQUEST & PROCUREMENT MANAGER SOLUTIONS

New agreement comes as more major financial institutions place their faith in MDSL solutions to futu...

23rd May, 2014

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OVERBURDENED COMPLIANCE STAFF IN NEED OF AUTOMATED RELIEF

Pressure on Compliance teams has long been increasing and the FCA has been vocal recently about the...

23rd May, 2014

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WHAT WILL SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE MEAN FOR IT IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR

By John Joyce, Practice Director at Xceed Group The campaign for Scottish independence is gaining gr...

23rd May, 2014

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HSBC AND WELLS FARGO NAMED AS MOST VALUABLE BANKING BRANDS IN MILLWARD BROWN BRANDZ TOP 100 RANKING

Global and regional banks yet to rebuild consumer trust Trust has yet to return to the banking secto...

23rd May, 2014

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GLOBAL ISLAMIC BANKING ASSETS SET TO EXCEED US$3.4 TRILLION BY 2018

Global Islamic banking assets with commercial banks are on course to exceed US$3.4 trillion by 2018,...

23rd May, 2014