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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

BANKING

European finance: The pros and cons of bank consolidation

Europe remains chronically overbanked, and its banks are resolutely underperforming. Surely the answer lies in M&A? But with regulatory uncertainties still distracting boards and chief executives, the low-hanging fruit of European finance is likely to remain unpicked for now.

Louise Bowman, May 07, 2015

CAPITAL MARKETS

Asia: Taxing times for Indonesia’s new finance minister

Technocrat Bambang Brodjonegoro has plans to turn the country’s state-owned enterprises into regional, if not global, leaders. But the fall in the oil price could quickly scupper his ambitions, unless he can improve Indonesia’s terrible record on tax collection.

Eric Ellis, May 07, 2015

BANKING

Emerging Europe: CIS counts the cost of Russia

The rouble’s crash sent currencies tumbling across the Caucasus and Central Asia. Banks look relatively well placed to withstand an inevitable downturn. But with protracted stagnation looming, is it time for policymakers to build bridges further afield?

Lucy Fitzgeorge-Parker, May 07, 2015

Opinion

Off message: Finance and politics – from back-stabbing to back-slapping

The relationship between finance and politics might look fraught today, but it has always been more nuanced than you might realise.

May 07, 2015

Euromoney Country Risk

Peru a safer prospect than Brazil, with Mexico and Colombia in its sights

The Andean nation was riskier than Brazil not so long ago, but has risen through the LatAm rankings and might soon become the second-safest credit in the region behind Chile.

Jeremy Weltman, May 07, 2015

BANKING

Africa: Nigeria’s banks stare down the barrel

Inspired by the previous government’s agenda, Nigeria’s banks loaded up on loans to local oil and gas companies. The rapid decline in the price of oil has put many of the companies they lent to in distress. Can the banks cope with the potential fall-out?

Kanika Saigal, May 06, 2015

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