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Twenty-three developed countries have promised $100bn a year to poor nations from 2020 to help them cope with climate change. So far, progress towards meeting that promise has been inadequate. It’s time for a proper, fair system so struggling countries get the finance they need, and the rich penny-pinchers are named and shamed.
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The covered bond purchase programme (CBPP3) has been a roaring success from point of view of smaller banks in Europe’s periphery. But it may have simply postponed difficult choices.
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Twenty-three developed countries have promised $100bn a year to poor nations from 2020 to help them cope with climate change. So far, it looks like that promise won't be met. It’s time for a proper, fair system so struggling countries get the finance they need, and the rich penny-pinchers are named and shamed. -
In a market tormented by volatility, where the price of going to the public markets is too high for many, banks need somewhere to turn. Many have opted for the MTN market — but more should follow.
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Investment banking champions are exercising the minds of European bank executives. But it isn’t size that makes champions, it’s profits.
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Reports that Barclays is preparing to appoint former senior JP Morgan investment banker James "Jes" Staley to the post of CEO should be welcomed by the bank's creditors.
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The European Commission’s plan to harmonise the covered bond market cannot minimise credit risks between different jurisdictions and prevent market fragmentation, as it hopes.
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The European Union’s history is littered with rule breaking in the name of self-interest, and now its much heralded Banking Union is under threat from the same forces.
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The European Union’s history is littered with rule breaking in the name of self-interest, and now its much heralded Banking Union is under threat from the same forces.
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There is no better illustration of human diversity than a US Federal Reserve press conference. Thousands of financial specialists, mostly with similar educations and backgrounds, listen to them at the same time.
