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BANKING

Ukraine: The perils of PrivatBank

Assailed by conflict and politics, Alexander Dubilet admits that the task of running Ukraine’s biggest bank is complicated. But he insists that PrivatBank can cope with the loss of large parts of its network and dismisses rumours about secret loans and the need for state support.

Eric Ellis, April 29, 2016

BANKING

Merrill Lynch wins injunction in Novo Banco bail-in row

In the latest twist in a complicated and controversial saga, the administrative court in Lisbon has provisionally blocked the Bank of Portugal's attempt to bail in some of its senior bondholders.

Louise Bowman, April 29, 2016

BANKING

Scotiabank: In through the out door

As other international banks take flight from Latin America, Canada’s Scotiabank is aiming to add scale. Will it succeed where others have given up? Or will it come to regret the risks inherent in a contrarian strategy?

Rob Dwyer, April 29, 2016

Euromoney Country Risk

Country risk: In search of the next investment grade

Euromoney’s risk survey successfully predicted the move to investment grade for the Philippines in 2013, and it is once again highlighting other sovereign borrowers – in particular Hungary and Paraguay – with prospects for a similar upgrade.

Jeremy Weltman, April 28, 2016

Fintech

Treasurers embrace corporate cards

Corporate treasurers are showing increased interest in credit cards – with the payment data boosting working-capital management – but the benefits might not be available to every company.

Kimberley Long, April 28, 2016

Foreign Exchange

FX: Fired currency traders fight back

Ex-Citi trader Carly McWilliams’ employment tribunal win will spur on other fired currency traders waiting for their day in court and encourage more women to bring unfair dismissal claims, say legal experts. The banks’ argument that a handful of rogue traders acting behind senior managers’ backs were to blame for the currency rigging scandal is contested.

Farah Khalique, April 28, 2016

Opinion

Macaskill on markets: Goldman’s Game of Marketing gets desperate

As Goldman Sachs released the worst first quarter results by a leading US dealer in April, it placed a video discussion with Game of Thrones co-creator David Benioff in prime position on its corporate website.

Jon Macaskill, April 28, 2016

Opinion

Sideways: Goldman’s new cast members aren’t contenders for the top

Goldman Sachs had a logical, humdrum reason to acquire $16 billion of deposits from GE Capital to boost its fledgling online retail operation, GS Bank.

Jon Macaskill, April 28, 2016

Foreign Exchange

Pension funds cut FX costs

Execution management systems (EMSs) are playing a key role in enabling pension funds to lower their FX costs.

Paul Golden, April 28, 2016

Foreign Exchange

FX: Fund managers awake to Mifid II

With the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (Mifid II) on the horizon, the regulation is likely to impact FX market structure – indirectly.

Paul Golden, April 28, 2016

BANKING

India: DBS's digibank launch brings in biometric banking

DBS’s launch of a new digital bank in India provides a test case for a branchless model of banking in Asia that will influence a dozen other markets in the years ahead.

April 27, 2016

BANKING

Marketplace lenders: The law of agency

WebBank of Salt Lake City, Utah; Cross River Bank of Teaneck, New Jersey; NBT Bank of Norwich, New York and Comenity Capital Bank of Columbus, Ohio: these are hardly household names. But their involvement with the new breed of online marketplace lenders has arguably been far more important than that of the likes of JPMorgan and Citi.

Louise Bowman, April 26, 2016

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