Banking
ECB GETS TO WORK ON ITS NEW EUROZONE BANK SUPERVISORY ROLE
MILESTONES: EUROPE<br />
The ECB grows up as it takes on bank supervisory powers.<br />
Banking
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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.
Award Winners
ISLAMIC FINANCE AWARDS: NEW STRUCTURES, NEW MARKETS
ANNUAL AWARDS: BEST ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 2014<br />
Islamic finance is going mainstream, with new banks opening and new regulatory endeavors under way in this dynamic global mar
Awards
BEST BANKS 2014: EUROPE
The region battled continuing recession or, at best, slow growth, a tightening regulatory environment and country-specific banking taxes or fines for past misdemeanors.
Awards
BEST BANKS 2014: MIDDLE EAST
Banks in the Middle East are liquid and well capitalized, particularly in the oil-producing countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Banking
BANKING: BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
Corporate banking has always lagged the retail sector when it comes to the adoption of digital technologies, but mobile-banking services are gathering pace—and some visionaries are even contemplating banking services based on wearable technologies.
Banking
DIAMOND: AFRICAN BANKS BEST FRIEND?
“Bob Diamond exists to make money for Bob Diamond, whatever he says. This isn’t to help develop Africa, it’s to make money for Bob Diamond and his partners.”
Banking
SAUDI INVESTMENT BANK NAMES FEMALE CEO
NCB Capital, a major Saudi Arabian investment bank, named Sarah Al-Suhaimi, an accomplished asset manager, as its new CEO. She is the first woman to head an investment bank in the kingdom. The Saudi government owns part of National Commercial Bank, which controls NCB Capital.
Banking
US VS THE WORLD: ROUND ONE
The fight has just begun, as newly enacted Fed rules start to cramp long-accepted operating styles of global banks. The banks are weighing what to do about it—as are global policymakers.
Banking
BEST BANKS 2014: ASIA-PACIFIC
Developing Asia will grow by 6.2% this year and 6.5% next, according to Asian Development Bank estimates, up slightly from 6.1% in 2013. Despite the uptick in overall growth, banks around the region continue to face challenging landscapes.
Awards
Global Finance Names The World’s Best Islamic Financial Institutions 2014
<span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;">Global Finance Names the World’s Best Islamic Finance Providers 2014.</span>