In this issue
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“Living with Risk – 360 degrees risk management in a global perspective”
Dr. Daniel Thorniley is the President of DT Global Business Consulting, based in Vienna, Austria. Daniel is a leading authority on global emerging markets: in particular, Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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“Risk – What Banks will have to do to Weather the Next Storm (More Intelligent Use of Intelligence)
Is risk an accident waiting to happen, or something that can be anticipated? To know the answer, you need to have attended our recent ‘Risk @ 360 degrees’ Congress. For those of you who did not attend, we are pleased to explain how one of our key speakers, Mr. Peter Farley, provided us with a valuable insight into the answer to this question.
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“Risk @ 360 degrees: Panel Debate”
To close our Risk @ 360 degrees Congress, we were delighted to welcome the following industry experts to join our panel debate on macro-prudential supervision:
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“The Norm and Animal Spirits – all crises have one element in common: human behaviour”
In terms of financial ethics, people are the greatest risk of all to our society. If we do not rethink our strategies and bring this to the attention of everyone in the organization, we will not be able to find effective solutions for our present problems and avert a potential future crisis. We therefore requested George Möller to provide us with an insight into how we need to change our behaviour.
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“The World We Live In - Defining and Measuring Systemic Risk”
The impact of the current banking crisis has prompted us to rethink how we should develop frameworks to address threats to financial stability more effectively, especially in view of the large degree of uncertainty about the future. We therefore asked Prof. Dr. Eijffinger to share his views with us about the steps being taken to exit the present turmoil and what the future has in store for us.
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EPCA Payment Conference : Reaching new frontiers by extending the payments business
In March 2010 finance professionals from across the world gathered in Disneyland Paris for three days of combined expert debate, industry updates and networking at the 9th annual EPCA Conference which theme was ‘’Reaching new frontiers : extending the payments business’’. Banking & Finance bring you some trends and facts of this event.
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European ATM base expands, despite falls in its two largest markets
Retail Banking Research (RBR) has just published the latest edition of its highly respected annual survey, “ATMs and Cash Dispensers Western Europe 2010”. Some of the key findings from the 18 country study are presented here.
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Food for thought about sourcing
As Hilary Clinton said in her popular quote, you should “never waste a good crisis”. Banks are therefore seizing the current situation as an opportunity to reconsider their strategies, reassess their operational models, and clarify what business they really need to be in. More than ever, the challenge is to use scarce capital where it is most likely to be profitable.
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LPO and the Great Recession
The economic recession of 2008 and 2009 resulted in a sharp drop in international trade, impacting the entire global economy. Recent studies by BTI Consulting Group and Hildebrandt-Citi Private Bank reported that 2008 and 2009 were among the worst years for the legal market in the United States during the last 50 years with billable rates and realised rates dropping by almost 10% (after including inflation
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