The leading member of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision explains some of the key concepts of Basel III, and how it relates to Basel I and II. Writer Michael Imeson
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Iceland's President says the country's new banks performing well
December 8, 2010Iceland has come through a disastrous banking crisis and its president maintains that the country's new institutions are serving the economy well, despite the ban on them making overseas investments. Writer Spencer Anderson
Samruk-Kazyna: from bailout to sale
December 8, 2010Sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna became the main vehicle for the Kazakh government to rescue a distressed banking sector and ailing economy. Its CEO, Kairat Kelimbetov, explains the fund's next steps. Writer Philip Alexander
Consumer lending moves eastwards
December 8, 2010Home Credit Group, one of the largest unsecured retail lending specialists in eastern Europe, is pioneering the model in China and Vietnam. Writer Philip Alexander
Abul Maal Adbul Muhith on Bangladesh's future
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Visa's new platform adds value to clients and company
December 8, 2010Visa Europe's chief information officer recently oversaw the final migration of clients to a new inter-bank processing platform that has been almost a decade in the making. He describes how the new datacentre will offer great value to both the company and its customers. Writer John Beck
A question of definition
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New York could benefit from EU hedge trimming
December 8, 2010The world of hedge funds might be very close to a big shake-up and, perversely, New York could be one of the winners.
Turning Almatis around
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Investors should choose their safe havens carefully
December 8, 2010One veteran emerging-market investor is fond of saying that emerging markets are the ones where risk is priced in and developed markets are the ones where risk is overlooked. For many years, he and others like him were lonely voices. But today it seems the whole market agrees, which is a sure sign of trouble brewing.