The recently appointed governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, explains how tightening regulatory framework is essential in order to ensure economic stability.
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Should the brakes be applied to high-frequency trading?
November 26, 2012The European Parliament wants high-frequency traders to hold stocks for half a second before selling to prevent a future stock market crash, but critics retort that slowing down trading is not a solution to the problem.
How to spot a bank at risk of failure
November 26, 2012Bank failures, especially in emerging markets, tend to have common characteristics that resist the best efforts of regulators.
Germany’s ghost of crises past
November 26, 2012Despite being hugely unprofitable, the German government is reluctant to get rid of the country's regional wholesale banks, the Landesbanken.
North African Islamic finance in the post-Arab Spring world
November 7, 2012The Arab Spring uprisings have brought change on an unprecedented scale to north Africa over the past couple of years, but what impact have these changes had upon the region's appetite for Islamic finance?
Islamic finance industry reaches critical mass
November 7, 2012The Islamic finance industry's growth has continued to defy global economic malaise in 2012. And, with more government interest, increasingly complex products and a large untapped customer base, future forecasts are no longer concerned with the industry's ability to continue growing but instead are focusing on the more complex issue of how it will evolve.
Noor Islamic Bank pushes Islamic finance towards maturity
November 7, 2012Islamic finance is increasingly being viewed as a credible alternative to conventional finance, but Hussain Al-Qemzi, group chief executive of Dubai-based Noor Investment Group and chief executive of Noor Islamic Bank, recognises that Islamic institutions must work together if they are to compete with conventional banks.
Islamic finance looks to pastures new
November 7, 2012To maintain its phenomenal growth rates, Islamic finance is increasingly looking beyond sukuk and property investment to growth areas such as renewable energy and healthcare.
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The struggle to find the right Islamic banking model
November 7, 2012The steady growth of sharia-compliant assets suggests banks believe in the future of the sector, but the dismantling of the largest cross-border Islamic window raises questions about whether global banking groups can make a success of the business.
Malaysia sets Islamic finance example
November 7, 2012Malaysia leads the world in providing a sharia-compliant environment for savings. CIMB Islamic's Badlisyah Abdul Ghani charts the rise of Islamic finance since its founding in the country 50 years ago.
