Remus Brett reports on the results of a survey into sales productivity among European banks and gives advice on staying ahead of the pack.
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In the people business
April 3, 2006Unicredit’s head of retail Roberto Nicastro explains why the bank’s cross-border strategy for its 19-country franchise won’t necessarily entail standardisation. He talks to Stephen Timewell.
Pressure mounts to reduce credit derivative risk
April 3, 2006The backlog in clearing and settlement of credit derivative trades and the increased risk of confirmation failure is leading to pressure on firms to tighten up procedures. Banks that do not pay due attention to operational risk management issues could wind up in difficulty, says Nick Kochan.
Basel II will benefit vendors
March 6, 2006Basel II encompasses provisions for supervisory oversight and market discipline that will make banks’ risk management performance transparent to rating agencies, regulators and other stakeholders.
Watch out for India and China
March 6, 2006The rise of China and India in economic terms has been meteoric but, while their global banking presence remains relatively minor today, global dominance in this sector, too, is inevitable.By Chris Skinner.
Austin Adams
March 6, 2006JPMorgan Chase’s global chief information officer tells Dan Barnes of the importance of being crisp, timely and final when it comes to technological decision making.
Software speed
March 6, 2006A chip’s ability to process information is not purely a hardware issue. The task is also dependent on the software application that is giving instructions on how this is to be done.
Imagination widens reach
March 6, 2006The microfinance sector has been looking for ways to bypass the ‘branch infrastructure problem’ and mobile phones may be the answer to reaching rural clients, says Gautam Ivatury.
Dormant but not forgotten
March 6, 2006Estimates put funds lying dormant in accounts at £1bn-£5bn for the UK alone. But the issue of how to identify this cash and what to do with it is far from straightforward, as Stephen Timewell explains.
Lending gathers speed
March 6, 2006Retail lending in emerging economies across the globe has been booming, writes Scott Bugie in a Standard & Poor’s report*.