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Floating house

Fixing one’s interest on a floating mortgage

November 2, 2023

Only brief fixed-term mortgages are offered in the UK, leaving homeowners transfixed by the Bank of England’s every move. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

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The Banker Midweek

The Banker Midweek | November 1, 2023

November 1, 2023

Your weekly look at what the industry is talking about, offering information bankers like you need to know.

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Liz Lumley

Liz doesn’t live here anymore

November 1, 2023

Twitter opened so many doors for me and my career. It is a shame it doesn’t exist anymore. 

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Hedge funds need more FX prime broker heroes

October 31, 2023

While many banks have been paring back their FX prime brokerage (FXPB) services, hedge funds are looking to grow their FXPB relationships to access opportunities in the global market.

Irfan Siddiqui

The rise and rise of Islamic banking in Pakistan

October 30, 2023

Pakistan’s goal of making all banking assets sharia-compliant by 2027 remains a realistic prospect says Meezan Bank’s founding president and CEO, Irfan Siddiqui.

The Banker Board

The Banker Board – October 26, 2023

October 26, 2023

A weekly look at some of the most recent and influential people moves across the global banking industry.

Chris Skinner

What will Basel V bring to the industry?

October 26, 2023

While the Basel IV rules are focused on risk-weighted assets and how capital is allocated, already the industry is looking to the next iteration which will most likely seek to enable real-time monitoring and oversight.

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The Banker Midweek

The Banker Midweek | October 25, 2023

October 25, 2023

This week Liz Lumley is joined by special guest Chris Hladczuk, chief revenue officer at fintech Meow.

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Liz Lumley

Have a Coke and smile like a techno-optimist

October 25, 2023

Technology is not bad, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn't monitor what we build with it.

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Cracking the correspondent banking code

October 24, 2023

Baft has updated its playbook to help respondents establish and maintain correspondent banking relationships — not an easy feat under current stringent financial crime compliance regimes.

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