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Russian central bank, finance ministry agree on banking rules for state firms
July 10th, 2014
Russian state companies, the backbone of the economy, can only have accounts at banks with capital of no less than 10 billion rubles ($296 million) or at those with ties to the government, a senior finance ministry official said ...
Top banks face wait for detail of new buffer to protect against bailouts
July 8th, 2014
According to a global banking regulator, details of a new buffer of bonds to shield taxpayers from having to rescue a big bank won’t become clear for at least a year or more. Lenders like Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank ...
Regulator says EU Banks Must Shun Bitcoin Until Rules in Place
July 4th, 2014
European Union banks should shun virtual currencies such as Bitcoin until a system of rules to prevent abuses are put in place, according to the bloc’s top banking regulator. The European Banking Authority called on the EU to develop ...
European Commission steps in to help Bulgarian banks
June 30th, 2014
The European Commission has approved a request from Bulgaria to provide funding for some of the country’s biggest banks. The Commission extended a credit line of 3.3bn levs ($2.3bn; £1.4bn) to help banks that Bulgarian authorities believe have been ...
Singapore to Require Banks to Hold Liquid Assets for Crises
June 25th, 2014
Banks in Singapore will soon be required to keep certain amounts of easy-to-sell assets on hand in the country to support themselves in times of stress. The new liquidity framework applies to lenders with a “significant retail presence” in ...
UK challenger banks call for easier access to BoE liquidity
June 24th, 2014
Britain’s “challenger” banks are pushing for easier access to Bank of England liquidity and more favourable capital rules to help them compete with established lenders. Small banks say they can be asked to provide substantial collateral when they use ...
US central bank cuts growth forecast for 2014
June 19th, 2014
The US Federal Reserve has cut its growth forecast for 2014 because of the harsh winter weather. The central bank is now predicting growth of between 2.1% and 2.3% for this year, down from its March forecast of 2.8% ...
Asian stocks rise after ‘unprecedented’ European Central Bank (ECB) actions
June 6th, 2014
Asian stocks rose after the European Central Bank introduced aggressive easing measures aimed at stimulating the eurozone economy. The ECB become the first major central bank to introduce negative interest rates, which will see it become cheaper for banks ...
Fed may shun global risk rules banks spent billions to meet
June 4th, 2014
The Federal Reserve may scrap international measures aimed at assessing bank health in favor of imposing its own rules, frustrating bankers who have spent billions of dollars retooling their books to meet global standards. Fed officials are concerned that ...
The New Paradigm for Banks
May 30th, 2014
Why are U.S. banks having a harder time making money? It’s a question that extends well beyond business models, operating environments and market valuations to the role they play in the economy, during good times and bad. Financial institutions ...
