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BANKING

IB revenue in Asia slumps by nearly 20% in Q1

Political instability and external headwinds have taken their toll on investment banking revenues in Asia.

Rob Hartley, May 15, 2015

Foreign Exchange

Corporates mull EM FX hedges

A rising dollar, a falling euro, a vulnerable Chinese currency and critical elections are just some of the reasons why experts predict heightened emerging-market (EM) currency volatility in 2015.

Paul Golden, May 14, 2015

Treasury

Immediate payments to shake up corporate banking

Real-time payments offer an array of liquidity and efficiency benefits for corporate treasurers, and could prove a boost to product and service delivery.

Kimberley Long, May 14, 2015

Foreign Exchange

BIS moves to end confusion over conflicting FX codes of conduct

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has formed a new FX working group to settle the problem of conflicting codes of conduct for FX market practitioners, promising to draw the best from all six existing codes to create a single document that will be universally applicable.

Solomon Teague, May 14, 2015

CAPITAL MARKETS

Sajid Javid: From risky business to business secretary

The rising star of the UK’s victorious Conservative Party now has a mandate to help business. However, in his previous incarnation as an investment banker, he was at the heart of the credit trading business, and was responsible for structuring an emerging-market synthetic CDO that incurred millions of dollars worth of losses for investors.

May 13, 2015

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Case study: Statoil seeks clear oversight of trade finance

If you receive letters of credit (LCs) worth hundreds of millions of dollars, you’ll want a robust trade finance system. Facing a growing call from its smaller counterparties for trade finance arrangements, international energy company Statoil has sought greater control over its transactions.

May 13, 2015

BANKING

Nomura fails in lonely bid to challenge FHFA RMBS lawsuit

Bank accused of an “enormous magnitude of falsity” by judge long seen as hostile to bank defendants

May 12, 2015

Foreign Exchange

Aussie dollar maintains strength despite consecutive rate cuts by RBA

The recent strength of the Australian dollar has continued unabated since April, despite dovish statements from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and a second cut in a row on May 5, bringing the cash rate down to a record 2%.

Garima Chitkara, May 12, 2015

CAPITAL MARKETS

M&A: Who is big in Japan?

Japanese companies have been on a buying spree overseas this year, but who looks like capturing most of this advisory business? And are domestic firms keeping pace with their global rivals?

Rob Hartley, May 11, 2015

BANKING

Raiffeisen: Sevelda's struggle

Raiffeisen insiders insist the bank’s current woes stem from circumstances beyond its control. Outsiders say the business is now paying for the sins of the past. A new leadership is desperately trying to reposition a bank whose most important markets are in turmoil, and whose ownership structure leaves it with unique capital challenges. CEO Karl Sevelda has a mountain to climb.

Lucy Fitzgeorge-Parker, May 11, 2015

BANKING

Latin America banking: Risk pendulum swings back to locals

New rules to boost risk-weighted assets at G-Sibs are ramping up the pressure on those banks to change their business model, and become less global. Latin American markets, until recently a battleground for global banks, could now see several of them retreat. Are local banks about to benefit from a less competitive environment?

May 11, 2015

Opinion

Bank earnings: Haves and have-nots

Diversification and macro trading gave Goldman Sachs the edge over the credit and mortgage focused organizations in the first quarter.

May 11, 2015

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