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Financial Policy Committee statement from its policy meeting, 23 March 2016
March 29th, 2016
1. The Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) assesses the outlook for financial stability by identifying the risks faced by the financial system and weighing them against the resilience of the system. In doing so, its aim is to ...
R.B.S. Hires Former Barclays Lawyer as General Counsel
March 29th, 2016
The Royal Bank of Scotland said on Thursday that it had hired a top lawyer who used to work at its British banking rival Barclays to serve as its new general counsel. The lawyer, Michael Shaw, served as deputy ...
Samsung becomes latest firm to launch mobile wallet in China
March 29th, 2016
Samsung has officially launched its mobile wallet service in China, in co-operation with local vendor UnionPay. Instead of using cards, the service allows shoppers to use their smartphones to pay for in-store purchases. Last month, Apple launched its own ...
‘Perfect Storm’ of events dampens optimism among financial services firms – CBI/PwC
March 29th, 2016
Optimism among firms in the financial services sector has fallen at the fastest rate since 2011, according to the latest CBI/PwC Financial Services Survey. The quarterly survey of 104 financial services firms found that respondents in banking and investment ...
MasterCard to Bring Android Pay to Cardholders in the UK
March 28th, 2016
Millions of MasterCard cardholders and Android device owners in the UK will soon have additional safe and secure ways to make mobile payments and purchases, as Google today announced it will launch Android Pay in this market. HSBC, Lloyds, MBNA and M&S Bank ...
IBM blockchain leader Jerry Cuomo using ‘shadowchains’ to launch moonshots
March 28th, 2016
IBM has been building momentum behind blockchain by championing the Linux Foundation’s Hyperleder Project and creating its own Open Blockchain (OBC) among other things. IBM’s vice president of blockchain Jerry Cuomo, who recently gave testimony before US Congress about ...
Virtual Currency that is rival to Bitcoin, attracts attention and has soared in value
March 28th, 2016
A new virtual gold rush is underway. Even as Bitcoin, riven by internal divisions, has struggled, a rival virtual currency — known as Ethereum — has soared in value, climbing 1,000 percent over the last three months. Beyond the ...
Round tables held by ACCA and Grant Thornton: Audit needs to respond more quickly to change
March 28th, 2016
Round tables point to concerns over Audit in developed countries A series of round tables held by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and Grant Thornton in seven countries across the world has revealed a series of highly diverse opinions ...
China’s yuan to face pressure if dollar rises sharply: c.bank adviser
March 25th, 2016
China’s yuan will come under renewed downward pressure if the U.S. dollar rises significantly in coming months, a policy adviser to the People’s Bank of China said on Friday. Huang Yiping, a professor at Peking University and a member ...
Moody’s reviews for downgrade Deutsche Bank’s ratings
March 24th, 2016
Moody’s Investors Service has placed on review for possible downgrade the ratings of Deutsche Bank AG (“Deutsche Bank”) and affiliates, including the bank’s long-term deposit rating of A2, its senior unsecured debt rating of Baa1, its standalone baseline credit ...
