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Europe in the Driver’s Seat
Much as global markets want to forget about Europe, it will continue to drive markets in 2012. Add to this continued regulation pressures and more searching for returns
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Keeping Tabs on Investment Banking
Global banks will be ditch much of what they have done in the past to drive profit growth and become more focused on what works under new regulatory capital requirements.
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Peer Insight: ATPG 2011 Pilot Meeting
At its pilot meeting, the ATPG discussed: 1) Offshore RMB Market and Opportunities; 2) Capital and Liquidity Management; 3) Dealing with Asia’s Rules and Regs; and 4) Implementing eBAM in Asia.
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Impairment Accounting Measure Inches Forward
FASB and the IASB are slowly refining the standard, but this more realistic accounting approach will hit bank capital—and could cause lenders to pull in their horns even more.
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Complying with FBAR and FATCA
Getting treasury staff ready for new tax laws and providing support via tax, legal or human resources can ease the chaos and confusion these new laws will bring.
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Market Update: Capital Flow Volatility Set to Balloon
Treasurers should expect more whipsawing international flow patterns.
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Regulatory Watch: China Looks to West on Regs
China’s looking to emulate Western financial regs; but it’s also trying to influence their creation, too.
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Banking Relations: 2011 EMEA Lending Trends Highlight Bank Relationships
Importance of locally sourced financing is demonstrated by banks’ retrenchment.
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Capital Markets: Spreading the Collateral Load
ISDA, others advocate for two-way CSAs for deals between dealers and European sovereigns to free up liquidity.