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Eurowrap 23/01/13

A focus on the key news and analysis surrounding the eurozone crisis

Euromoney Skew, January 23, 2013

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Get ready for a mobile future

An explosion is underway in the number and type of mobile payments around the world, according to research. Simon Newstead, Managing Director of Market and Business Strategy at RBS, says it's vital that businesses react to this trend, but they should carefully consider all the options.

January 23, 2013

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Payments: does regulation help or hinder innovation?

Is regulation bad for payments innovation, draining company resources that could otherwise be used to develop the next big idea? Not necessarily, says Simon Newstead, Managing Director of Market and Business Strategy at RBS. With payments, it can help drive new thinking and improve efficiency – the key is flexibility.

January 23, 2013

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China-Korea deal could pave the way for more RMB swap lines across the globe

Brazil and Australia are among countries where companies are a step closer to settling trade with China using the Chinese renminbi (RMB), after a deal between the South Korea and Chinese central banks set the precedent for activating a bilateral swap line. Woon Khien Chia, RBS Head of Local Markets Strategy Emerging Asia, looks at the implications.

January 23, 2013

Foreign Exchange

Yen weakness: it’s the current account, stupid

Much has been made of the effect of Tokyo’s desire to use its currency as a policy tool to promote growth as a driver of recent yen weakness, but some believe there are greater forces at work.

Peter Garnham, January 23, 2013

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Monetising infrastructure – turning assets into cash

A need for greater investment in airports, ports, roads and railways has prompted world leaders to develop attractive schemes to encourage private funding.

January 23, 2013

Foreign Exchange

Sterling safe from currency war

As Mervyn King, Bank of England governor, warns over currency wars, he can rest easy that sterling is not set to become a victim.

Peter Garnham, January 22, 2013

CAPITAL MARKETS

Subscription credit facilities on the rise in 2013

Subscription credit facilities are set to become more common in the private equity and investment funds space this year.

IFLR, January 22, 2013

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US bond bubble: fit to burst?

As the era of ultra-loose monetary policy and expansive quantitative easing enters its third year, government and investment-grade corporate bond yields have fallen to all-time lows, prompting the Bank for International Settlements to warn market participants that fixed-income assets now look perilously overvalued.

January 21, 2013

Treasury

Textual dealing: the oncoming revolution in mobile payments

Last week, the Payments Council announcement that the UK banking sector is building an industry-wide mobile payments service, which will enable customers to transfer money as easily as sending a text. But will this service benefit businesses as well as individuals? And how much progress have banks made in delivering mobile banking services to their corporate clients?

Rebecca Brace, January 21, 2013

BANKING

Eurowrap 21/01/13

A focus on the key news and analysis surrounding the eurozone crisis

Euromoney Skew, January 21, 2013

WEALTH

Barclays Wealth revelations – response from Taylor Wessing

In response to the revelations that a senior executive suppressed a damaging report into Barclays Wealth, Alix Prentice, partner in the financial services regulatory team at international law firm Taylor Wessing, predicts that the bank may face action from a UK regulator increasingly focused on suitability and client risk appetite.

January 21, 2013

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