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Banking

FORMER DERIVATIVES SUPERSTAR TAKES THE HELM AT AIG

UNITED STATES<br /> After steering American International Group (AIG) during the financial crisis and putting it back on a sounder footing, president and chief executive officer Robert Benmosche is handing the baton over to Peter Hancock.

Banking

PORTUGAL: BACK FROM THE BRINK?

COUNTRY REPORT<br /> With strong underpinnings for reform now in place, Portugal is seeing signs of economic improvement. But now that it has increased exports, will greater vulnerability to global trade winds haunt growth?

Banking

SIBOS 2014: BLURRED VISION ON COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT

SIBOS SUPERSECTION 2014 | COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT<br /> Treasurers are warily eyeing the impact of new regulations on the amount of collateral they must hold against hedged positions—and these new regs will affect their ability to manage and forecast cash.

Banking

SIBOS 2014: INNOVATION—MIND THE GAP

SIBOS SUPERSECTION 2014 | THE INNOVATORS<br /> Treasury solutions still don’t provide much business intelligence as they lack good integration with ERP systems. But banks and vendors are starting to close the gap.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

WILL MARITIME CONFLICTS PUSH ASEAN TO NEW REGIONAL ROLE?

ASIA<br /> The members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are faced with important decisions over the organization’s future amid increasing conflicts between China and member states over territorial claims in the South China Sea.

Banking

A NEW SUNRISE FOR SPAIN?

COUNTRY REPORT<br /> Although the hardships are far from over, the Spanish economy and banking system may finally be on the mend, with three components interrelating in a virtuous cycle: rebounding exports, rising consumer confidence, and a commitment to reform geared toward economic adjustments.

Banking

EUROPEAN STRESS TESTS MAY STILL BE TOO SOFT ON BANKS

Upcoming stress tests for Europe’s 124 largest banks will have more credibility than they had previously, but some analysts argue that banks may need far more capital than regulators demand to withstand a crisis. And any hoped-for international standardization in terms of stress testing is out the window as there is little comparability between the upcoming European and recently completed US bank tests.
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