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Latham and Bakers’ Saudi associates take key roles on $6bn National Commercial Bank IPO
October 27th, 2014
Latham & Watkins and Baker & McKenzie’s association firms in Saudi Arabia have won key roles advising on the IPO of the country’s largest lender, the National Commercial Bank (NCB). The $6bn (£3.7bn) flotation is the largest-ever listing in ...
Laiki and the European Central Bank in the New York Times
October 27th, 2014
The bankruptcy and accumulated debts of the Laiki Bank were a key element of the Cyprus financial crisis. A recent article (“To Restore Confidence in Economy, A Test of Europe’s Bank’s”, October 17) in The New York Times discusses ...
Twenty-four European banks fail financial stress tests
October 27th, 2014
One in five European banks have failed crucial tests of their financial strength, leaving a €25bn (£19.6bn) capital hole in the continent’s banking system at a time of renewed fears that the five-year long eurozone crisis may be flaring ...
Islamic Bank of Britain changes name to Al Rayan Bank
October 23rd, 2014
Islamic Bank of Britain plc (IBB) today announced that, subject to formal shareholder approval, it plans to change its name to Al Rayan Bank PLC. The change will be completed in December 2014. The rebrand follows IBB’s acquisition, earlier ...
National Bank of Oman highlights distinctions between conventional and Islamic finance
October 22nd, 2014
“The GCC countries have committed to actively strengthening their positions in the Islamic finance market, with Saudi Arabia currently in the lead. We, at the National Bank of Oman, have been doing significant work in the Islamic finance domain ...
Private equity titans open cloistered world to smaller investors
October 21st, 2014
Seeing individual investors as untapped sources of capital, private equity firms are seeking to attract checks in the tens of thousands of dollars rather than in the hundreds of millions. For decades, David M. Rubenstein has persuaded big institutions ...
Saudi’s NCB to convert to Islamic bank after pressure from scholars
October 21st, 2014
Saudi Arabia’s biggest bank has responded to criticism of its operations from Islamic scholars by pledging to convert itself into a full-fledged Islamic bank within about five years. The decision, made as the bank launches a $6 billion initial ...
StanChart preparing to close bank accounts of thousands of UAE SMEs
October 20th, 2014
Standard Chartered has notified thousands of UAE small and medium enterprise customers it is closing their accounts as it responds to pressure from US regulators to cut its risks following an anti-money laundering settlement. “We regret to notify you ...
Central bankers may have no quick fix as markets swoon, economy weakens
October 16th, 2014
Global central bankers, eager to see the economy stand on its own feet, faced the rude reality this week of market turmoil threatening already faltering growth and prolonging world reliance on easy money. Stocks slumped again on Wednesday pushing ...
Banks to change rules governing derivatives market
October 8th, 2014
The world’s biggest banks have agreed to change rules that govern the $700 trillion derivatives market, the Financial Times reported. Eighteen banks, ranging from Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN.VX) to Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N), have agreed to give ...
