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When, If Ever, Will Small-Cap Bank Valuations Return?

By David B. Moore and Shiv Govindan On March 9, 2009, trading almost 65% below their December 2006 h...

15th December, 2011

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Sberbank of Russia and Eurasian Development Bank provide US$1 Billion Loan Facility for JSC Belaruskali

Sberbank of Russia (Sberbank) and Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) have provided a US$1 billion loan...

6th December, 2011

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United Arab Bank Awarded ‘Bank of the Year 2011 UAE’ By ‘The Financial Times Banker Magazine’

United Arab Bank (UAB) has taken another major step in establishing its reputation as the fastest gr...

5th December, 2011

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Behind the silver lining of the ICB Vickers Report

The ICB’s report on financial regulation would be of interest to many parties including the UK publi...

23rd November, 2011

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Banks are not the Barrier to Growth

Tim Kirk, Partner and Head of Financial Services, BDO LLP Any calls to reduce the capital requiremen...

22nd November, 2011

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M&A beachcombers: no escape from longer due diligence

  2011 has been an interesting year for the M&A market in London.  Activities have been (un...

22nd November, 2011

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Is ‘cease to trade’ the real factor behind falling insolvency stats?

By Tracy Ewen, managing director, IGF There is considerable dispute over insolvency figures at prese...

22nd November, 2011

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The (changing) role of central banks in financial stability policies

Speech by Peter Praet, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the 14th Annual Internal Banking...

16th November, 2011

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EURO1 Complies with CPSS Core Principles

The European Central Bank (ECB) published today an assessment of the euro system of EBA CLEARING Com...

16th November, 2011

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IMF Calls for Further Reforms in China’s Financial System

China’s financial system is robust overall, but faces a steady build-up in vulnerabilities. While si...

16th November, 2011

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Living Wills – SIFIs and Resolution after the Cannes Summit

At the G20 Summit in Cannes in early November, a raft of critical papers from the Financial Stabilit...

12th November, 2011

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European Debt Crisis Review

  Andrew B. Busch Global Currency & Public Policy Strategist BMO Capital Markets On October...

12th November, 2011