Search Results for: European Banks
U.A.E. Bank Rules, EU Bank Legal Fees, Tibor: Compliance
July 8th, 2014
The United Arab Emirates may amend rules governing bank lending against shares after reviewing June’s stock price swings in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the market regulator said yesterday. Representatives of the Securities and Commodities Authority, the central bank and ...
New EU Bank-Creditor Loss Rules Leave Room for Confusion
June 13th, 2014
The European Union has served notice that senior bondholders will be in the firing line for losses when banks go bust, yet the law’s fine print leaves room for confusion. Policy makers from Michel Barnier to Jeroen Dijsselbloem have ...
Europe Bankers Cringe at Rising U.S. Fines Amid BNP Probe
June 12th, 2014
HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) Chairman Douglas Flint had some advice for bank executives meeting in London last week: Read up on how the U.S. uses financial warfare against its enemies in a foreign-policy shift that’s entangling lenders. Since HSBC ...
The First National Bank of Facebook
April 23rd, 2014
The company that rebranded the word “friend” may soon take up a more ambitious makeover: the word “bank.” Facebook Inc. is on the verge of winning approval from Ireland’s central bank to allow its users to store and exchange ...
GECAS may spend $4 billion on ship, chopper investments: CEO
March 17th, 2014
GECAS, the world’s largest aviation leasing firm, is looking at investing at least $4 billion in ship financing and helicopter leasing to diversify its portfolio – a potential move that reflects concerns over the value of some current jets. ...
As talk of sanctions on Russia heats up, business groups draw cautionary line
March 10th, 2014
Business groups are pushing to ensure that any economic sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States are joined by as much of the rest of the world as possible, warning Congress and the Obama administration that unilateral U.S. ...
Regulators Zone
February 4th, 2014
EU lawmakers skeptical on Digital Euro plans
April 21st, 2023
The European Union’s elected lawmakers seem skeptical about the point of issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as the bloc prepares to make key decisions on a digital euro in the coming months. During a Wednesday debate, members ...
Inflation, asset and consumer prices
June 25th, 2021
“The Fed finds itself between a rock and a hard place: either it keeps inflating or the whole confidence-based valuation of financial assets collapses. Either it raises interest rates or the dollar collapses.” There has been occasional speculation ...
Most emerging market currencies rose on Friday
June 25th, 2021
Most emerging market currencies rose on Friday, and were set for a strong finish to a week marked by several interest rate hikes across the space as well as waning fears over immediate policy tightening by the U.S. Federal ...
