The new regulations designed to tame the world's banks and mend the post-crisis financial system are panning out with unintended consequences which threaten to hit the private sector where it hurts most. Michelle Price reports.
View from Sibos 2010
Date: 25-29 October 2010
Location: Amsterdam
The Banker attended Sibos 2010 and our editors reported regularly from the event with view-points and thought-led discussions with key industry figures.
So if you didn’t manage to visit Sibos and would like to see all the developments and trends, The Banker’s View From Sibos 2010 is your ideal guide before, during and after the event.
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