Germany and France call for banking changes
24 January 2012
Current global bank capital regulations are threatening to stifle the worldwide economic recovery in the wake of the recession...
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Europe drags down bank IT spending
23 January 2012
Bank IT spending in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific will hit US$173.3 billion this year, a modest 2.8% rise on 2011, according to research house Celent...
RBS to cut 3,500 jobs in investment bank shake-up
12 January 2012
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has said it is planning to cut 3,500 jobs, with most of them to happen this year...
Banks ‘ramping up African presence’
4 January 2012
Global banks are becoming increasingly eager to boost their presence in Africa as the continent experiences rapid expansion rates...
US banks ‘under threat from eurozone’
17 November 2011
US banks remain under threat due to the effects of the ongoing eurozone debt crisis, a new report has stated...
Scandinavian banks show local beats global
8 November 2011
Nordic banks are proving that it pays to keep business local as they outperform bigger rivals and increase their corporate lending...
Banks must take action before Basel III changes
8 November 2011
Banks must begin to act sooner rather than later in preparing for the full implementation of the Basel III agreement...
HSBC chief calls for tighter bonus regulation
2 November 2011
Stuart Gulliver says banks should have their powers to hand out dividends and bonuses restricted when in serious financial problems...
Schauble calls for EU lead on Tobin Tax
31 October 2011
EU should take the global lead in introducing a financial transaction tax to curb speculative trading...
MF Global suspended by Federal Reserve Bank of New York
31 October 2011
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Monday that it has suspended MF Global from conducting business with the bank...
Credit Suisse UK receives $9.5m fine by FSA
26 October 2011
Investigation revealed failings in its structured capital at risk products (SCARPs) sales business in the UK...
Swedish banks may win time on capital rules
24 October 2011
Sweden may push back a plan to require banks to meet tougher capital standards than lenders outside the Nordic country...
RBS investment bank unit targets tech and market data in cutback plans
17 October 2011
The Royal Bank of Scotland's chief financial officer Chris Kyle has outlined a range of cutbacks at the struggling bank...
BNY Mellon’s Karen Peetz named “most powerful woman in banking”
27 September 2011
Peetz tops American Banker magazine's annual ranking of women in banking and finance...
UK banks should ring-fence operations by 2019
12 September 2011
ICB report recommends that UK banks should ring-fence their high street and investment divisions by 2019...
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