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COMMENTING ON BANK OF ENGLAND PLANS TO TIGHTEN REGULATION OF BANKERS’ PAY, PROFESSOR ANDRE SPICER OF CASS BUSINESS SCHOOL SAID:

“The plan to get tough on bankers pay shows that the Bank of England is willing to go beyond soft ta...

1st August, 2014

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EUROPEAN BANKS’ RETURNS REVEAL RELUCTANT RECOVERY

The long-awaited recovery of European banks has yet to happen, as SNL Financial’s ROE figures...

1st August, 2014

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BIG TOWN REGULATIONS, SMALL TOWN LOSERS

We see it all the time. Regulatory decisions seem to systematically work in favor of the big guy and...

24th June, 2014

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Banking

SNL FINANCIAL’S TOP 50 BANK RANKING

The widespread effect of deleveraging in Europe is far more evident in SNL Financial’s compila...

27th May, 2014

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NEW BANKING REFORMS WILL REQUIRE CAREFUL REGULATION

Julian Korek, CEO of Kinetic Partners The Financial Services Banking Reform Bill will provide the mo...

3rd April, 2014

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DO BANKS NEED A MORE RIGOROUS PROCESS FOR STRESS-TESTING?

By Mark Somers, Technical Director at 4Most Europe (www.4-most.co.uk) Recent economic troubles in mo...

1st April, 2014

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A TEST TO PASS: ECB’S STRESS TEST ON OVER 120 EUROPEAN BANKS

Klaus Regling, head of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) has declared his belief that the banks...

25th February, 2014

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ECB STRESS-TESTING: BANKING ON FAILURE?

Many financial commentators foretold the recent plight of the Eurozone believing it inevitable in an...

18th December, 2013

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ENTITY-BASED REGULATION MEANS STORMY WEATHER AHEAD FOR LAW FIRMS

By Steve Carter,Head of Professional Practices Group North, Baker Tilly One of the radical changes i...

5th October, 2013

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CYBER SECURITY WITHIN FINANCIAL SYSTEMS NEEDS TO BE FRONT-OF-MIND

The security of physical buildings is no longer as important for financial services. The truth is th...

13th September, 2013

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Supervision of Banks in Denmark; Lacking or Just Adequate?

By Finn Overgaard, Partner, and Michael Camphausen, Senior Associate, PhD, LETT Law Firm Over the co...

2nd August, 2013

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FITCH RATINGS AFFIRMS INTERNATIONAL CREDIT RATING OF BANK ZENIT AT B+ AND UPGRADES THE CREDIT RATING ON THE NATIONAL SCALE TO A (RUS)

International rating agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed Bank ZENIT’s long-term issuer default r...

2nd August, 2013