Tuesday, Nov 26, 2024

International Finance

Tag : Wealth Management

Economy

ECB’s quantitative easing: Blessing or curse?

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
TeleTrade believes that the decision will delay economic reforms by Eurozone members February 3, 2015: The European Central Bank (ECB) on January 22 said that it will expand its asset purchase programme to €60 billion a month starting from March 2015 until September 2016. In aggregate, the asset purchasing programme will be over €1.1 trillion....
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Banking

SMEs: The double-edged sword of disintermediation

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Fragmentation of SME credit markets requires business owners to be more knowledgeable Charles Thorburn February 3, 2015: Financial markets have gone through a roller coaster in the past eight years, and whether it’s been bank bailouts, sovereign debt crises or LIBOR fixing scandals, the world of finance has been a large part of the news...
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Banking

Gulf Bank Wins ‘Best Retail Bank in Kuwait’ Award from IFM

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The award highlights the bank’s strategy and commitment to offering its customers the best possible services within a safe and secure framework February 3, 2015: Gulf Bank has announced that it has received the ‘Best Retail Bank in Kuwait’ award from International Finance Magazine, one of the world’s leading financial publications with a readership in...
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Fintech

Cyber Crime and Security – An ongoing battle

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Cybercrime can no longer be dismissed as the remit of the ‘young geek in the garage’ Liz Field February 2, 2015: The opportunities and threats represented by technology are something ever present in our daily lives and no less a cause for thoughtful consideration and handling in the wealth management industry, where it can be...
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Fintech

Tough time ahead for oil companies

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
While big players are streamlining operations, smaller ones look to get acquired Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya Analysts expect oil price to come down to $43 a barrel in second quarter of 2015 Oil companies look for ways to cut costs Big players go in for layoffs Oil price: No looking up for now January 27, 2015:...
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Economy

Saudi Arabia moving away from oil

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The Saudi government is making all efforts possible to increase share of the manufacturing industry Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya January 27, 2015: One does not really associate names like Jaguar Land Rover, a British automotive company; or Mars, an American confectioner, with Saudi Arabia. For years, Saudi Arabia has become synonymous with oil. And it is...
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FinanceIslamic Banking

Islamic insurance: The next global trend

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Takaful is about risk-pooling while proprietary insurance is concerned with risk transfer Camille Paldi January 13, 2015: Takaful, or Islamic insurance, is a cooperative scheme, where in the participants pay a premium in the form of donation, or tabarru, in a common pool in return for the ability to draw upon that pool upon a...
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Economy

An unhappy New Year for Argentina

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
It is entangled in a legal battle with hedge funds that bought its debt on the cheap during the 2001 crisis Kamilia Lahrichi January 12, 2015: There will be no truce between the Argentine government and its foreign creditors, despite the expiration of a provision on December 31, 2014 that could have paved the way...
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Islamic Banking

Why the confidence in sukuk offerings

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Among other things, sukuk compliant to Basel III norms has formed an alternative source of finance for institutions that face difficulties in raising capital through stock issuance Dr. Heba Abou-El-Sood and Dr. Marwan Izzeldin January 8, 2015: In 2014, Britain became the first non-Muslim country to issue ‘sukuk‘, an Islamic financial instrument equivalent to a...
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Fintech

Exploring digital payments at Money 20/20

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The 2014 event in Las Vegas offered the chance to meet with just about anyone who counts in financial technology Tom Groenfeldt January 7, 2015: With over 7,000 attendees from 2,250-plus companies and coming from more than 60 countries, Money 20/20 in Las Vegas offered the chance to meet with just about anyone who counts...
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