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The transition from Libor must be delayed to avoid pressuring coronavirus-damaged markets. -
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On February 25, a rather sheepish announcement from the UK’s FCA revealed that, in response to a freedom of information request last November, it had inadvertently made underlying confidential information accessible on its website.
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HSBC launched its green deposit account in the first week of February with a deposit from a building materials company.
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Across the UK, Legal & General has invested over £22 billion in affordable housing, homes for the homeless, clean energy, life sciences, creative industries, and technology and infrastructure. Is this the institutional-scale impact model we have been waiting for?
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Dealmakers are optimistic about a pick-up in large deals and outbound M&A from Europe this year, but the need for regional consolidation is more urgent.
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Banks must prove to the increasingly impatient regulators that they have got Libor transition under control, or face costly consequences down the line.
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The senior management team at HSBC looks increasingly chaotic. It needs to fix that, before it can fix the bank.
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Returning money to shareholders was an important milestone; building revenues and controlling costs remains the key task.
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While many European peers languish, Barclays’ transatlantic pivot is paying off – and helping it build elsewhere.
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Small companies with short trading histories and thin credit files make up a growing part of the economy that established banks are not set up to serve.
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When RBS floated Citizens Financial in 2014, it was the biggest bank IPO since the financial crisis and investors were sceptical of its prospects ‒ five years on and RoE and EPS have doubled, the stock trades at a premium, and the bank has shown it can compete with bigger US banks and non-banks alike. Chief executive Bruce Van Saun discusses what comes next.
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Year after year, research highlights the gap between what impact investment consumers want and what they are being offered by advisers, banks and pension funds. The UK’s new Impact Investing Institute hopes to bring everyone to the table to change this.
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It appears that basic errors rather than deliberate attempts to game the system lay behind Citi’s large miscalculations of UK RWAs and CET1.
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The senior management team at HSBC looks increasingly chaotic. It needs to fix that, before they can fix the bank.
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Implementation of FX transaction cost analysis (TCA) appears to have stalled, with the impracticality of conducting analysis across every available venue encouraging many parties to rely on venues or dealers to measure execution, despite concerns over transparency and impartiality.
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The global head of transaction banking at StanChart says: 'We will see better results if we work together.'
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The bank's global head of liquidity and cash management says: 'We need to stay on top of emerging trends.'
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The bank's managing director of commercialisation and propositions for global transaction banking says: 'Why shouldn’t banking be just as simple as booking a hotel or ordering a taxi?'
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As entrepreneurs seek to improve institutional-grade custody and security for trading in crypto assets, conventional financial market participants remain suspicious.
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Corporates' increasing need to use treasury resources more efficiently has persuaded BNP Paribas to partner with fintech Kantox to offer a new dynamic hedging solution to clients.
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The company is expanding its UK-tested platform through an agreement with Euronext to bring the retail bid into follow-on offers from listed SMEs across Europe.
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The bid by HKEX for the London Stock Exchange is bold and has scale on its side, but faces regulatory barriers – and the fact the LSE has a different idea of what an exchange should look like.
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To date, the transformation of financial services through new technology has been a success story, but regulators are becoming more nervous.
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Legal hurdles await race for European equivalents to UK AML partnership between banks and police.
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Lower yields on 10-year US government bonds than two-year notes may presage recession and further pain for equities, credit bonds and currencies.
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Former DWS head could shake up captive fund model after Flint’s exit.
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The regulators want overnight rates to become the norm in all markets after Libor – that could be wishful thinking.
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The lifers are being cleared out at a bank traditionally known for the long service of its senior management.
Latest articles
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By bringing together competitors, regulators and environmental experts, Bank of Singapore has pioneered a transformative approach to sustainable private banking. From conceptualising industry-wide frameworks to implementing them through robust data systems and governance, the bank’s collaborative model offers a blueprint for Asia's wealth management sector.
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As the ISO 20022 transformation gathers pace, this instalment in our series examines the vast technology investments and system upgrades banks have made to realise its full potential. We track the readiness journeys of JPMorgan Payments, Citi, BNY, Scotiabank, Lloyds and BNP Paribas.
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Plans for higher defence spending and a more relaxed supervisory attitude to matters such as M&A are fuelling optimism in European banks’ ability to thrive, even with thinner interest margins. Successful growth strategies crossing the boundaries of banking, insurance and asset management, however, will rely more on industrial rationale than regulatory inducements such as the Danish Compromise.
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A high-touch approach, intellectual vigour and enough creativity to earn the confidence of clients have become the cornerstones of Bank of America’s equity capital markets offering in Europe – but can the bank climb back onto the ECM podium? We speak to its EMEA ECM leadership to learn more.
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Through exclusive research interviews with senior private banking leaders, Euromoney undercovers four tectonic shifts reshaping the region’s wealth management arena. As Asia’s ultra-high-net-worth population growth is set to outpace global averages – fuelled by entrepreneurial wealth creation, intergenerational transfers and cross-border industrial migration — private banks are racing to meet the escalating demands for institutional-grade solutions.
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ISO 20022 is shaping up to be a successful implementation story in the financial industry. Banks now speak with confidence about their readiness, a sign that the phased migration has largely delivered on its promise. Industry experts share insights into their ISO 20022 journey, highlighting both the challenges they faced and the progress they made.
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The Euromoney Private Banking Awards 2025 celebrated the industry’s finest, recognising the institutions and individuals that outperformed last year.
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Raphael Barisaac, UniCredit’s global head of payments and cash management, shares with Euromoney the bank’s strategic shift, how its value proposition sets the bank apart and his views on the ever-changing payment landscape.
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As the financial markets landscape evolves, bourses such as CME Group have had to adapt and reinvent themselves to stay relevant. At the forefront of this transformation is Julie Winkler, chief commercial officer at CME Group, who has played a pivotal role in shaping the strategic direction and growth of the world’s biggest derivatives exchange.
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Once considered a niche domain reserved for institutional giants and venture capital elites, private markets are undergoing a significant transformation, marked by ease of investor access and the pervasive influence of technological innovation. Laurie McAughtry explores how the relationship between private and public markets is becoming increasingly intertwined – and what this could mean for capital formation on a global scale.
