Finance

In periods of extreme volatility within asset markets, it is hugely important to take a step back from the noise and return to the fundamental backdrop. Our view remains one where activity paints a supportive macro picture, particularly out of developed markets. Data in the US, UK and Europe…

Why the Negative Balance Protection is Important The recent CHF debacle has been quite instructive for a number of reasons. We all agree that low volatility is a bad thing in retail forex, but too much of it can be catastrophic. However, it’s precisely when the markets stray from that…

Euroclear Bank, the Brussels-based international central securities depository (ICSD), and China Construction Bank (CCB) have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further develop the offshore Renminbi (RMB) capital market. CCB Chairman Wang Hongzhang, Euroclear group Chairman Marc Antoine Autheman, and Euroclear Chief Technology and Services Officer Lieve Mostrey attended…

The world of finance has witnessed in the last five years an remarkable change in the form of finance market, banking and the concept of finance itself, due to the problems faced by the global economy, created by international policies and brought about by the devastating wars that have destroyed…

In  a ‘the gloves are off’ move, the UK’s Competition and Market Authority has launched an investigation into the state of competition within the British banking industry, pledging to do whatever it takes to bring real competition. Concerned that the UK’s biggest banks are not properly meeting the needs of…

Access Bank is a leading African bank, operating 366 branches and over 1000 ATMs in major centres across Nigeria and with subsidiaries in Sub-Saharan Africa and the UK. For over 26 years the bank has been providing leading corporates, SMEs and retail customers with the highest standards of speed, service…