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Reputation risk chain

Managing reputation risk: a cautionary tale

December 8, 2023

Bankers shouldn’t expect to be given the benefit of the doubt.

Lauren Pamma

Investors are missing out on the £100bn potential of the HGV sector

December 5, 2023

Unlocking innovative financing solutions provides the opportunity to decarbonise and electrify HGVs, which could save millions of tonnes in carbon emissions.

Rhodri Preece

AI in finance: can regulation keep pace?

November 17, 2023

The CFA Institute’s senior head of research outlines the risks surrounding AI’s reshaping of the finance industry and the efforts needed beyond regulation.

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.

Argentina presidential candidates

Is Argentina about to take a leap into the void?

October 19, 2023

The imminent presidential elections will decide which of three paths will be taken to fix the country’s ailing economy. The IMF continues — for now — to tolerate its main debtor.

Bank neighbours

Getting on with the neighbours

August 10, 2023

Traditional banks and private credit providers must work together as they find themselves sharing the loan market.

Bank of England facade

What is shaping the outlook for UK interest rates?

August 9, 2023

Following the Bank of England’s most recent interest rate hike, how far can we expect rates to rise, and how long will they stay there?

Stephen Scott

Changing supervision for good

July 24, 2023

Recent turmoil has once again returned attention to the central role of banking supervisors in changing banking for good.

GET-inflation house

Why is UK inflation so high?

July 20, 2023

Recent increases in the Bank of England rate may have been less of a tightening than previously thought.

A Bitcoin shaped tree whose leaves are blowing away

Crypto leaves a fine legacy

July 14, 2023

The future of cryptocurrencies is uncertain and both the crypto advocates and the authorities are split, writes Jon Danielsson.

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