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BANKING

Digital banking: Lessons from the digital disrupters

The world’s biggest banks have been slow to embrace the digital era. What can financial services CEOs learn from new, tech-based companies that have successfully disrupted other industries? What needs to change?

Helen Avery, September 12, 2014

BANKING

Hong Kong sukuk boosts Islamic credentials

The debut issue of a five-year $1 billion sukuk this week is a statement of intent from Hong Kong that it is serious about Islamic finance, sending a strong signal to rival financial centres.

Rob Hartley, September 12, 2014

Euromoney Country Risk

Irish comeback offers a safer eurozone bet

With Ireland’s sovereign yield now comfortably below 2% and risk score continuing to climb, investors have reason to be optimistic over its prospects.

Jeremy Weltman, September 12, 2014

BANKING

Digital banking: BBVA’s González – The digital banker

BBVA has embarked on a bold transformational strategy to become the world’s first digital global bank, and reinvent itself as a knowledge-based information company, fit – it hopes – for the modern era and beyond. Could the Spanish bank be providing a blueprint for the future of banking? CEO Francisco González certainly believes so.

Duncan Kerr, September 11, 2014

Foreign Exchange

Jury out on ECB’s ABS plan

Market players are hoping Draghi can overcome liquidity and scale challenges in his much-trumpeted ABS purchase plan – seen by some as QE by another name – but if he fails the central bank will have no option but to resort to QE, say analysts.

Solomon Teague, September 11, 2014

BANKING

Digital banking: Institutions lag hedge funds in big data use

The demise in 2012 of Derwent Absolute Return, the only hedge fund purely using a Twitter feed to inform its investment decisions, may have come as little surprise to many in the market.

Duncan Kerr, September 11, 2014

BANKING

Digital banking: Clouded thinking

Big data, analytics and technology have the potential to transform the global investment banking industry into a leaner, meaner and better-equipped money making machine. Some investment banks have recognised the opportunity. Few, if any, have worked out how to make it happen.

Duncan Kerr, September 11, 2014

BANKING

Digital banking: Tech elite size up investment banking opportunity

Vincent Kilcoyne, UK & Ireland capital markets industry lead at SAS, one of the largest business analytics software providers, smells an opportunity. “This challenge is probably one of the biggest they have ever had.”

Duncan Kerr, September 11, 2014

BANKING

Maybank bloodied but unbowed

The proposed merger of CIMB, RHB Capital and Malaysia Building Society (MBSB) will transform the economics of the country’s banking and capital-markets business in the coming years and shake up south-east Asian banking in general.

Sid Verma, September 11, 2014

CAPITAL MARKETS

Sanctions propel Russia towards Asia

Sanctions overs the conflict in Ukraine have closed off western capital markets to some Russian companies, giving Asia an opportunity to take a greater role. But an easy ride in the east is not guaranteed.

Rob Hartley, September 11, 2014

BANKING

CIMB: Malaysia merger signals Apac consolidation

A three-way banking merger is the biggest yet in Malaysia, part of a regional trend to boost domestic firms to compete locally and abroad. It would also give the country a big contender in Islamic finance

Rob Hartley, September 11, 2014

Fintech

Outsourcing technology brings rewards – and risks

Banks need to keep up to date with the changing technological landscape, but with time and financial constraints, enlisting an external vendor might not be the best option.

Kimberley Long, September 11, 2014

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