In the current market environment, not every bank chief executive feels relaxed talking to the press unless it is part of a public relations strategy to calm frayed nerves among investors. But Stan O’Neal, chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch, was happy to talk to The Banker’s editor Brian Caplen about the volatility in the markets and the firm’s longer-term strategic positioning as well as social issues arising from globalisation, such as inequality.

Roustam Tariko, owner and founder of Russian Standard Bank (and Vodka), tells Karina Robinson of plans to tailor his banking model to current realities.

South-east Europe (SEE) is one of Europe’s fastest-growing and most profitable banking regions and looks set for continued strong growth.

As the world enters a new era of diverse wealth distribution, global financial institutions must reflect the change.

The current debacle over Northern Rock is going to lead to a complete rethink on markets and the way they are governed.

More than a year after the Giovannini Group’s original deadline for removal of all 15 barriers to the creation of an integrated clearing and settlement system for European securities trades, only one barrier has been fully removed. 

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China’s banking sector will undergo a dramatic transformation by 2015, writes Bambang Moerwanto.

A huge number of construction projects are under way as the Dominican Republic focuses on improving its infrastructure across the board.

Mega tourist resort Cap Cana, the most ambitious leisure project in the Caribbean, has smashed records for a Dominican corporate issuer.