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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

Opinion

G-Sib regulation: Sensible answer to the wrong question

The Financial Stability Board’s proposals to identify global systemically important banks (G-Sibs) and demand they hold extra risk weighted capital at subsidiaries deemed 'material' is going to be costly for the 30 G-Sibs that have been picked out.

May 11, 2015

Opinion

Poland: When good regulators go bad

The banking regulator in Poland has a well-earned reputation for toughness, but it might want to try a little tenderness when it comes to Raiffeisen wanting to leave.

May 11, 2015

CAPITAL MARKETS

The banks winning from a broken bond market

Fear is spreading over the financial system’s vulnerability to increased volatility stemming from a broken and illiquid credit bond market. All participants agree the secondary trading is undergoing fundamental change as the big banks that used to make markets withdraw their capital, but no one has a vision for how it will alter. A new breed of banks, though, is making headway against the headwinds.

Peter Lee, May 07, 2015

Treasury

Regulation and new players in focus for BNP Paribas

Regulatory hurdles, globalization and digitization continue to transform the transaction-services industry, according to Marc Carlos, head of corporate trade and treasury solutions EMEA at BNP Paribas.

Kimberley Long, May 07, 2015

Fintech

Saxo consolidates systems to win over mobile traders

Saxo Bank has consolidated its disparate trading systems onto single platform SaxoTraderGO in a bid to modernize the look and feel. Saxo hopes it will secure the allegiance of a footloose trader community, allowing clients to monitor their positions on the move and execute orders while serving up dinner.

Solomon Teague, May 07, 2015

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