Friday, Apr 19, 2024

International Finance

Category : Economy

How Mats Helped A Building Society Create Award-Winning Customer Experience

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Peter Dockerill, Lending and Savings Manager at The Cambridge Building Society. 11th November 2013 Customer experience has never been more important. For financial services firms facing intense market competition, regulatory scrutiny and a public with the means of sharing opinions widely on social and digital media, there’s a narrow divide between making and breaking a...
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More pension managers taking advantage of changes to market conditions as they arise

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Written by Gary Howes. 28th October 2013 Significant improvement in funding levels may well have triggered some changes to asset allocation to lock in some of the positive performance. Mercer’s Pensions Risk Survey data shows that the accounting deficit of defined benefit pension schemes for UK companies remained unchanged over the month of September. According...
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Dollar is world’s default currency

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Written by Richard Northedge. 28th October 2013 While the US teetered on default, the dollar held steady. Perversely, even while America’s economy and political system showed their weaknesses, its currency remained strong. The truth is that the world has nowhere else to go and already has so much invested in the US that it cannot...
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Warnings on risks of closed pension and insurance schemes

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Written by Gary Howes. 28th October 2013 Life & pension providers with legacy portfolios are in danger of overlooking the risks posed by their closed books, which frequently need attention at a level that is disproportionate to their value. The warning comes from Equiniti, one of the leading administrators of closed books in the UK....
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CIMA + CIPD = Driving financial performance through people

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Professional bodies join forces to transform how organisations measure value and risk.Written by Roberta Murray. 28th October 2013 The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) have announced a major new strategic collaboration to foster closer working links between the finance and HR professions, helping to increase...
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EU Signs Historic Trade Deal With Canada

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The deal will make Canada the only G8 country to have preferential access to the world’s two largest markets, the EU and the United States. 24th October 2013 The European Union and Canada agreed on a multibillion – trade pact on Friday that will integrate two of the world’s largest economies and paves the way...
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KPN “Poison Pill’s” Slim’s Takeover Bid

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
“The soccer rules in Mexico and Netherlands are the same, but taking over a large company is not soccer. We may have different rules for this here than in Mexico,” said Jacques Schraven, who heads the foundation. 21st October 2013 Mexican Billionaire Carlos Slim’s effort to take over Dutch Telecom Company, Royal KPN NV, was...
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London Business School Signs Key Deal

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The programme is designed primarily to offer SAFE’s employees access to London Business School’s Master in Finance (MiF) programme, which is ranked number one in the world. 21st October 2013 London Business School, which has presence in London, New York, Hong Kong and Dubai signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with China’s State Administration...
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