The Banker has identified 13 banks to keep an eye on in the coming year based on a variety of factors. Chile-based Corpbanca made a daring move into Colombia in 2012, making it one to watch in 2013.
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Banks to watch in 2013, EFG Hermes
February 1, 2013The Banker has identified 13 banks to keep an eye on in the coming year based on a variety of factors. Following its 2012 merger with Qatari investment bank QInvest, Egypt-based EFG Hermes will be a bank to watch in 2013.
Banks to watch in 2013, Fidor Bank
February 1, 2013The Banker has identified 13 banks to keep an eye on in the coming year based on a variety of factors. German-based Fidor Bank has been selected for its forward-thinking business model, which is based on Web 2.0 and social media, e-commerce, games and mobile internet.
Banks to watch in 2013, Odea Bank
February 1, 2013The Banker has identified 13 banks to keep an eye on in the coming year based on a variety of factors. A new entrant to the Turkish market Odea Bank – a subsidiary of Lebanon’s Bank Audi – has set an ambitious target to become one of the top 15 banks in Turkey by the end of 2017, making it one to watch over the next few years.
Banks to watch in 2013, Silicon Valley Bank
February 1, 2013The Banker has identified 13 banks to keep an eye on in the coming year based on a variety of factors. US-based Silicon Valley Bank's launch of its full-service bank in London, targeting what it calls innovation companies, makes it one to watch.
Banks to watch in 2013, Tameer Bank
February 1, 2013The Banker has identified 13 banks to keep an eye on in the coming year based on a variety of factors. Pakistan-based Tameer Bank has been selected for its mobile banking service, which is one of the first successful mobile banking schemes to employ a bank-led, commercially driven model.
State bail outs are still with us
January 28, 2013While regulation says that bondholders should be the ones to lose out when banks fail, the reality is that such write-downs are rarely forced.
Central banks' many shades of independence
January 28, 2013Debate is raging over the ideal degree of separation between governments and central banks.
Argentina’s very personal default
January 2, 2013Argentina's arbitration wrangles have taken a fresh twist.
Rewriting the rules of central banking
January 2, 2013Should politicians hand over responsibility for economic growth to central bankers?