George Osborne and Jim O'Neil, Commercial Secretary to the Treasury and a former Goldman Sachs investment chief, enjoy a contract signing in Beijing earlier this year.
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An often ignored political role devised in 1571 tells you all you need to know about who will benefit as new power plants are built.
Limitations to the flow of money to countries like Eritrea has family members in Australia worried.
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With fewer options available to send much-needed money to their family overseas, migrant communities fear severe consequences.
New broom. Corbyn and McDonnell are building a new economic policy.
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One of Jeremy Corbyn’s picks for his economic advisory team is doubtful about the viability of a Robin Hood tax, but sees little obstacle to public ownership in the banking sector.
Big-state Corbyn.
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The new Labour leader has been pilloried for extolling public ownership. In fact, he’s bang on trend.
Which bank? And more to the point, does it matter?
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To successfully ride a disruptive technological wave will take more than simply adopting the technology.
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Asking borrowers questions to reveal their trustworthiness is a tricky business that’s very hard to get right.
Women in many developing countries find it difficult to open a bank account.
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If women in developing countries are to enjoy the benefits of access to banking, it’s time for a rethink on how they are assessed for risk.
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The Co-op Bank faces an uphill struggle to win back credibility with the regulator, with investors, and, crucially, with customers.
Large Australian banks are being required to significantly increase their levels of equity capital.
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Investors may not like it but Australian banks have been given little choice by the prudential regulator other than to undertake capital raisings.
ASIC Chairman Greg Medcraft says banks are adopting an ‘overly legalistic ’ approach.
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Australian regulator ASIC has significant power to help it stamp out systemic fraud in the banking sector. Now they just need to use it.
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Former trader Tom Hayes has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for manipulating Libor. But what is it and why does it matter?
Guilty.
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Convicting individuals of wrongdoing is important but only a culture change in the financial sector will stop future crimes.
Experiencing the bane of an 8% drop in a single day.
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Shadow banking has helped fuel continued Chinese economic growth. But it could come back to bite if not brought into line.
Heading for a fall. An investor watches on as Chinese stocks tumbled earlier this month.
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Beijing needs to learn to let go of untameable markets and allow the sector into the 21st century.
Australian banks have been lauded internationally for sustainability, but dogged by domestic scandal.
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There is a schism between the symbolic and substantive sustainability efforts of our Big Four banks.
APRA’s recent review of bank capital found Australia’s banks are stronger than they appeared to be.
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Global regulators are requiring banks to hold more capital, so how high should Australia aim?
Under pressure to do a deal: Alexis Tsipras.
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Backed into a corner as the banks reached the brink, the Greek prime minister may have fashioned some sort of success, and the prospect of something approaching debt relief a little down the line.
Money is much more than just bank notes and coins issued by central banks.
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The misguided belief that banks create money out of nothing has generated public anger with organisations and individuals calling for an overhaul of the system and an end to money creation by banks.
Athens is the epicentre of a dangerous relationship.
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A continent in shock; a country on the brink; and a model for punitive debt negotiations that serves no one but the banks.
The challenge for new African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina is to ensure that it develops its own Africa-relevant solutions to the continent’s problems.
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As the African Development Bank Group changes leadership, Africa’s multilateral financier must chart a new course, including raising the contribution and voice of Africans in the institution.