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UK: Race Heats Up For Next BOE Governor

NEWSMAKERS: UK By Anita Hawser The recent Libor scandal in British banking highlighted the power play that is going on behind the scenes as candidates vie for the governorship of the Bank of England when Mervyn King's second ...

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WORLD’S SAFEST BANKS IN WESTERN EUROPE 2012

GLOBAL FINANCE names theWorld’s Safest Banks 2012 in Western Europe NEW YORK, August 16, 2012 Global Finance magazine ( GF...

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WORLD’S BEST CORPORATE/INSTITUTIONAL INTERNET BANKS IN EUROPE 2012

Global Finance names the 2012 World’s Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks in Europe NEW YORK, July 27, 2012 Global Finance has...

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WORLD’S BEST CONSUMER INTERNET BANKS IN EUROPE 2012

Global Finance names the 2012 World’s Best Consumer Internet Banks in Europe NEW YORK, July 20, 2012 Global Finance has...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Country Report: Portugal

PRIME TARGET By Vanessa Drucker Portugal is being held up as a model of reform in meeting its fiscal restructuring targets, but it faces a drag on growth from financial sector deleveraging. Meanwhile, Portuguese firms have become prime ...

Banking

New Central Bank Head Unlikely To Appease ECB

NEWSMAKERS: SPAIN By Vanessa Drucker The government of Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy revealed its character in early June, when it appointed Luis María Linde to become chief of the country's central bank and help restore its reputation. ...

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Danish Banks Fire Moody’s For “Business Reasons”

MILESTONES: DENMARK By Gordon Platt Moody’s Investors Service says something is rotten in Denmark’s mortgage industry. The country’s banks are still issuing interest-only loans, years after the real-estate bubble burst. Copenhagen still home to interest-free mortgages Meanwhile, Denmark’s household ...

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No Joy For Rajoy

NEWSMAKERS: SPAIN By Anita Hawser Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy is probably glad he is not running for office at present. Tough task to sort out Spanish banks Photo Credit : MATTHI/ Shutterstock.com Having swept to power in elections ...

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Profumo Starts With A Splash At Monte Dei Paschi

NEWSMAKERS: ITALY By Luca Ventura When Tuscan bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena appointed the charismatic Alessandro Profumo as its new chairman in late April, the news made headlines around the world. Profumo is ready for the challenge ...

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The Fate Of Europe In The Balance

NEWSMAKERS: FRANCE By Luca Ventura French president-elect François Hollande is a flag-bearer for adding growth incentives to a European fiscal agreement, rather than just doling out austerity measures. Hollande elated at defeating Sarkozy Photo Credit : SKPHOTOGRAPHY / Shutterstock.com ...

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Johnsen Makes Few Friends With Norwegian Banking Rule Proposals

NEWSMAKERS: NORWAY By Luca Ventura A former bank teller, Norway’s finance minister Sigbjørn Johnsen is not too concerned about upsetting some of his erstwhile bank employers. Johnsen takes on Norway’s banks again Photo Credit : REUTERS/SCANPIX “It ...

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New Derivatives Market Regulations Finally Adopted In Europe

MILESTONES: EUROPE By Anita Hawser It has been almost three years in the making and encapsulates European regulators’ response to the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the implosion of the collateralized debt obligation market following the subprime crisis in ...