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Features : A Very British Meltdown
A VERY BRITISH MELTDOWN A SYSTEM IN PERIL The swiftness of Britain’s transition from the cutting edge of innovation in banking and finance to representing the epitome of the global crisis has left many heads spinning. But in its dramatic ...
News
Newsmakers : British Premier Leads Call For New Financial Order
UNITED KINGDOM Brown: Championing a coordinated global structure for the financial services industry. Prime minister Gordon Brown has been ridiculed in the British press for calling for a new Bretton Woods summit. He has been accused of ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Cover Story : Sustainable Progress
<p>LESSONS FROM EUROPE Corporate comprehension of the benefits of going green is far more advanced in Europe than in the US. But America’s businesses could easily catch up. Stark differences: Europe and the US have taken very different ...</p>
News
Milestones : Europe’s Ipo Market Slumps
EUROPE Blowout: EDP Renováveis' stock tumbled more than 20% after its IPO With equity capital markets bankers in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) market focused on massive rights issues to recapitalize their peers in recent months, ...
News
Newsmakers : Investment Banks Urged To Simplify Financial Products
UNITED KINGDOM Clark: Silo-based controls are at heart of problem. In light of the record £5.6 million ($10.5 million) fine the UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) imposed on the UK operations of Credit Suisse’s investment bank recently, observers ...
Country Report
Features : Seeking An Energy Boost
COUNTRY REPORT / PORTUGAL Increased competition from new entrants to the European Union has dealt a severe blow to Portugal’s economy. Tourism and investment in renewable energy are helping it pick up the slack. Calm before the ...
News
Milestones : Banks Struggle To Raise Cash
EUROPE UBS: Its third cash call, this time to investors, was successful. Almost a year after the US subprime crisis burst onto the wider global stage, Europe’s banks are paying ...
Country Report
Features : Country Report: Greece
COUNTRY REPORT / GREECE Steady domestic economic growth and significant inward investment are helping Greece battle the headwinds of a tough global economy. Buoyed by several booming industries, economic growth rates above the European Union average, strong investment ...
Banking
Features : Raising Sepa’s Horizons
CORPORATE TOOLBOX — SEPA Six months after SEPA’s introduction, banks are still trying to devise ways to encourage the businesses they serve to jump aboard. Additional optional services may provide the answer. The introduction of the euro in January ...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Newsmakers : Darling’s Approach Winning Out On Global Regulation
UNITED KINGDOM Darling: Favors a collegiate cross-border regulation system. Britain’s chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling has been criticized for his handling of the Northern Rock bailout, and he is the subject of an Internet campaign ...
News
Milestones : European Commission “alarmed” Over Lack Of Transparency
Europe McCreevy: Securitization makes risk get lost, not disappear Six months into the credit crunch, and with banks in other parts of the world such as India still announcing losses from the sub-prime crisis, the European Commission has ...