Recently added articles from The Banker:
Not quite business as usual just yet.
Nov 01, 2009 ... As the world's financial community gathered in Istanbul for the IMF/World Bank annual meetings, there was a look of relief on bankers' faces. Bumper profits are back at some of the leading investment banks, while government loans and capital injections are being repaid. Decrying regulatory ...
Is harmony achievable in EU dispute resolutions?(European Union)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Byline: Laurence Lieberman and Adam Mason In the current climate, there has been a marked increase in the willingness of stakeholders to litigate their financial services disputes. Given cost constraints, however, there is also a desire to settle financial disputes out of court ...
Banco Real listing raises $8bn for Santander coffers.(Banco Santander S.A.)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Spanish giant Santander, the eurozone's largest bank by market capitalisation, has raised some $8bn after the flotation of its Brazilian subsidiary, Banco Real, in the world's largest listing this year. The bank will list under the name Santander Brasil. The huge initial public ...
Mapping out a new role for the G-7.(Group of 7)
Nov 01, 2009; ... Byline: James Flaherty "We have had a lot of meetings in the past 51 weeks. One week from now it will be the anniversary of the G-7 meeting, in the cash room of the US Treasury, on the Friday afternoon when the world markets were threatening to melt down, the UK banks were not ...
Banker survey shows the growth in Islamic finance.
Nov 01, 2009 ... Has Islamic finance reached a significant size and maturity to genuinely compete with conventional banking services? Can Islamic banking be more than a niche industry? The Banker's third annual survey of the world's Top 500 Islamic Financial Institutions this month suggests ...