With the West’s financial collapse in 2008, Asia’s banking systems are in search of a new regulatory model. They are keen that their financial sectors should not dominate the real economy.
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MiFID II: an end to the reign of OTC transactions
December 1, 2011The European Commission has published MiFID II in an attempt to shake up the financial markets. But with the EC's radical overhaul of the framework, how will it affect the over-the-counter derivatives market?
Vickers gives bank treasurers a splitting headache
December 1, 2011Some UK bankers are warning that ring-fencing deposits in the largest banks will drive up capital and funding costs. However, there are those, including some major investors, who claim that the opposite may turn out to be true.
Isbank chief builds solid foundations for tougher times
November 1, 2011Turkey’s largest bank, Isbank, enjoyed return on equity of almost 20% in 2010, but new chief executive Adnan Bali is preparing for any fallout from the eurozone crisis and tightening margins in the competitive domestic market.
Turkey fixes a regulator that isn’t broken
November 1, 2011Turkish financial regulators are widely credited with steering the sector successfully through the global financial crisis. So why is the government abolishing their independence?
Vikram Pandit's Citi Vision
November 1, 2011Citi CEO Vikram Pandit talks to The Banker editor Brian Caplen about the bank's profitable performance over the past 18 months, its cultural difficulties in Asia, how it will cope with Basel III and Dodd-Frank, and where the bank's future growth will come from.
EU divided over scope of derivatives regulation
October 3, 2011The European Market Infrastructure Regulation is designed to bring some much-needed stability to the over-the-counter derivatives market, but disagreements about exactly what it is should cover are slowing its progress. It is looking increasingly unlikely that the EU will not meet the G-20 deadline.
Shaping tomorrow
October 3, 2011Turmoil in the financial markets has shifted the focus of banks from growth and innovation to risk management. But with non-banks diversifying across the banking business, now more than ever it is essential that banks look for new ways to differentiate themselves from the competition and prove the value of the traditional banking outlet
Kuwait's banks struggle to deploy capital
October 3, 2011Awash with liquidity, Kuwait's banks are struggling to find opportunities to deploy their capital. Implementation of the country's much-heralded $113bn Economic Development Plan is making slow progress amid parliamentary disputes, and banks remain wary of the beleaguered investment and real estate markets.
Strong domestic network helps Crédit Agricole during crisis
October 3, 2011French giant Crédit Agricole has been buffeted by speculation surrounding the fate of the eurozone, but CEO Jean-Paul Chifflet explains how the right combination of international expansion and domestic branch network has kept the bank well positioned.