The key talking points this year for transaction bankers are likely to be more varied and more positive than in previous years, when regulation has largely dominated discussion.
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The Top 500 Banking Brands, 2014
February 3, 2014Brand valuations for US and European banks once again rose sharply. For emerging market lenders, the ranking looks less encouraging.
Securitisation still suffering capital punishment
January 27, 2014New regulations for banks and insurers governing capital requirements on holdings of securitised assets include some improvements, but may not be enough to make the product viable in Europe.
Big data helps tackle big regulation
January 2, 2014Regulatory demand for greater insight into banks has pushed financial institutions to seek out scalable and low-cost data processing.
Banks try to stay ahead of regulatory tide
January 2, 2014Senior executives are changing the way their organisations work in an effort to move from merely complying with new regulations to defining how the bank of the future will look.
Fixing the resolution problem
January 2, 2014European regulators have been trying to create resolution and recovery frameworks that will enable them to wind down failed banks without using taxpayers’ money. So far, they have not succeeded. But few bankers are quibbling with the progress made.
Basel’s trading book theory struggles with the practice
January 2, 2014The fundamental review of the trading book set out to simplify the capital management of market risk, but has ended up drifting away from the reality of the business.
Time for banks to reflect on branding
December 2, 2013In their pursuit of new money, private banks are trying to build up brand recognition, be it by highlighting their traditional values or the way they have embraced the digital revolution.
Why it is time to kill the Basel illusion
November 25, 2013Banks, regulators and consultants are all trying to preserve a Basel capital measurement that relies on a discredited process of risk-weighting assets.
US regulators put the squeeze on liquidity
November 25, 2013The US Federal Reserve’s proposals to implement the liquidity coverage ratio component of Basel III involves hitting their deadline sooner than Basel's recommendations and tighter definitions of liquid assets.