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Basel's New Balance A new accord may soon help banks lend more for less.   |
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March 1, 2007
Randy Myers |
Dividing the Spoils Most CFOs and treasurers recognize that when the credit cycle finally does turn, they may need the goodwill of a longtime banking partner to ensure access to capital under less-than-ideal conditions. |
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April 1, 2004
Ronald Fink |
Playing Favorites Why Alan Greenspan's Fed lets banks off easy on corporate fraud. |
CFO
October 1, 2007
Rob Garver |
One Nation, Left Behind The race to cut compliance-based capital has begun, and U.S. banks are trailing the pack -- badly. |
CFO
March 1, 2007
Rob Garver |
Nothing to Bank On Bank executives will undoubtedly spend much of the next year assessing the likelihood and impact of new rules, while at the same time trying to keep earnings growth on its upward trend. |
U.S. Banker
May 2006
Conrad et al. |
Power, Progress and Public Responsibility A look at the people, organizations and events of historical significance whose individual and collective influence helped banking evolve to what it is today. |
Bank Technology News
June 2003
Karen Krebsbach |
Basel II: Burden Or Opportunity? Savvy banks know the price is worth it: Banks that embrace rather than resist Basel II, the mammoth proposal designed to control operational and credit risk, will claim a greater competitive advantage in the marketplace, say technology analysts. |
FDIC FYI
January 14, 2003 |
Basel and the Evolution of Capital Regulation: Moving Forward, Looking Back How much capital is enough? How bank regulators have answered this question during the post World War II period has been shaped by two contending strands of thought. |
BusinessWeek
April 17, 2008 |
The Lowdown on Basel II Its No. 1 goal is to smooth out financial crises, and its main method is fine-tuning banks' capital requirements. |
CFO
Joseph McCafferty |
Another Nick in the Wall Regulators are looking into allegations that banks are "tying" loans to other fee-based business. |
U.S. Banker
May 2002 |
Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan clearly believes that business should be big and should be run in a clubby atmosphere. Or else he chooses not to hear, see or speak of evil... |
CFO
March 1, 2008
Karen M. Kroll |
Pedaling As Fast As They Can Companies will now need to work harder for credit, as banks' markedly different posture on lending money is affecting businesses of all stripes -- not just those in default. |
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2007
Ben Johnson |
Small Banks, Big Risks In the new era of commercial real estate lending, federal regulators are pressuring even the smallest banks to upgrade their portfolio analysis capabilities to avoid the pitfalls of past downturns. |
Bank Systems & Technology
May 25, 2006
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Corporates' Wishes Are Banks' Commands Between industry consolidation and the entrance of new players in the market, banks have their work cut out for them when it comes to serving business customers and meeting their demands. |
FDIC FYI
March 25, 2004 |
The Evolving Role of Commercial Banks in U.S. Credit Markets A careful analysis of U.S. financial sector data shows that banks' share of the financial services market has not shrunk to the extent that is commonly asserted. Moreover, banks have assumed leading roles in providing some of the newer types of financial services products, such as credit card securitizations and mortgage banking services. |
U.S. Banker
July 2007
Karen Krebsbach |
Next for Top Court: Securities Fraud Whether banks that help public firms commit fraud are also liable soon will be a question before the Supreme Court. Its decision will affect litigants in the still-simmering Enron case. |
BusinessWeek
April 17, 2008 |
The Story of Basel II So Far... A chronological look at the Basel II banking accord since its inception in 2004. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2003
Chere LaRose-Senne |
Congress Revisits the Issue of Banks Selling and Managing Real Estate Commercial real estate professionals should stay informed on the progress of the Community Choice in Real Estate Act. |
BusinessWeek
December 6, 2004
Mara Der Hovanesian |
End Of The Big Bank Bonanza These have been flush times for U.S. banks. Yet the end of Easy Street may be near. |
CFO
October 1, 2004
Ronald Fink |
Default Swap Faults A dispute in the Enron bankruptcy case highlights troubling questions about credit default insurance. |
Bank Systems & Technology
September 28, 2007
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Transaction Processing Not Enough to Succeed In Commercial Banking Banks will need to move away from the transaction processing model to become the advisers of choice for their corporates. |
CFO
October 1, 2003
Hilary Rosenberg |
Longer Paper Routes Banks have gone to greater lengths to keep assets off their balance sheets. That means higher prices for commercial paper. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Robert Rennhack |
Banking Supervision Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, like other emerging markets, have experienced banking system difficulties that have hampered growth and generated fiscal costs as high as 10 to 20 percent of GDP and even more. Many countries have improved their banking systems, but further reform is needed. |
Wall Street & Technology
February 14, 2006 |
Small Businesses Big Biz for Banks Capturing small businesses as banking customers will be a top priority for many banks this year, according to a new report. |
CFO
October 1, 2006
Fink & Durfee |
The 2006 CFO Survey of Trends in Banking Finance executives' concerns about the banking industry. |
U.S. Banker
September 2005
Thomas W. Killian |
Designing an [Optimal ] Capital Structure Nimble capital management can help non-Basel II-adopting banks level the competitive playing field. |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Bernanke's Quiet Bailout By using the term auction facility, Ben Bernanke was able prevent panic and simultaneously keep the banking system sound. Did he do the right thing? |
FDIC FYI
February 21, 2002 |
Business Credit Flowing Despite Recession Business credit is more plentiful in this recession than in any other recessionary episode since the early 1970s, according to an FDIC report released today... |
U.S. Banker
September 2001
Robert A. Bennett |
Glass-Steagall Revisted The real reasons for passage of the "Depression-era" Glass-Steagall Act, which separated commercial and investment banking, have been obscured, but they are popping up again... |
Bank Systems & Technology
March 27, 2008
David Conroy |
Corporate Clients Increasingly Looking to Banks to Mitigate Trade Finance Risks How can banks pursue growth opportunities in global trade finance in, for example, emerging markets? What technology investments must banks make to meet these new demands? |
Bank Systems & Technology
July 5, 2004
Ivan Schneider |
SEC to Banks: Selling Securities? Get a License Industry convergence slowed by multiple regulators and accounting system limitations. |
FDIC FYI
November 26, 2002 |
Quarterly Banking Profile Commercial Banking Performance, Third Quarter 2002 Gains on securities sales keep earnings near record level... Weakness in overseas operations limits industry profits... Margins improve at community banks, decline at larger institutions... Strong mortgage demand fuels growth in loans... Asset-quality problems continue to grow at large banks |
Entrepreneur
July 2003
David Newton |
In the Balance Learn the factors banks really weigh when setting business-loan terms. |
CFO
October 1, 2008
Vincent Ryan |
Now What? As banks tend to their balance sheets and seek higher returns on capital, corporate lines of credit are becoming more expensive and tougher to keep. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Mohammed El Qorchi |
Islamic Finance Gears Up While gaining ground, the Islamic financial products industry faces unique regulatory challenges. |
The Motley Fool
September 22, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
A Closer Look at Bank Stocks Learn the secrets of investing in this often-intimidating sector. |
The Motley Fool
August 15, 2006 |
Banking Alternatives Investors, don't think you're stuck with Federated First Financial. You might do better elsewhere. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Banks Need Your Fees The best way to avoid fees is to make sure you understand what fees your bank charges for certain transactions or activities before you need them. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2006
Christensen et al. |
Bankable Assets Africa faces many obstacles in developing financial systems. New markets and institutions need to be able to flourish. |
CFO
October 1, 2002
Tim Reason |
Reporting: See-Through Finance The market's distaste for complex financing could raise your company's cost of capital, even if you comply with new reporting rules. |
Bank Systems & Technology
January 30, 2008
Maria Bruno-Britz |
City National Bank Appoints Rodney Banks VP of Commercial Banking Services Rodney Banks, new executive VP and manager of commercial banking services at Los Angeles-based City National Bank, says customer relationship management solutions are more vital now than ever before. |
Inc.
January 1, 2003
Martin Mayer |
A Borrower Be Tough economies and easy credit usually don't mix. So why are banks falling all over themselves to lend small businesses money? |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2002
Gerd Hausler |
The Globalization of Finance Financial globalization has brought considerable benefits to national economies and to investors and savers, but it has also changed the structure of markets, creating new risks and challenges for market participants and policymakers... |
CFO
Andrew Osterland |
Commercial Paper Chase If banks have to come clean about their off-balance-sheet leverage, get ready to pay more for money. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
In Search of a New Investment Banking Model: The Debate Goes On One of the panels at the recent student-sponsored Wharton Finance Conference was subtitled: "In Search of the Optimal Business Model for Investment Banking." Given the current pall on Wall Street, that search has taken on new urgency. |
U.S. Banker
March 2002
Robert A. Bennett |
Paying the Price Ethics in banking have taken a dive, and it is in the best interest of those who have been engaging in questionable practices to clean up their act... |
U.S. Banker
November 2002
Karen Krebsbach |
Citigroup's Big Bet on China China is the final financial frontier for U.S. banks, as the country's protectionist measures begin to dissolve under WTO membership. Citibank, which has been offering corporate services on the mainland since 1902, is poised to grab a large share. But will being the early bird pay off? |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2000
Tomas J.T. Balino & Angel Ubide |
The New World of Banking Four trends are fundamentally altering the financial world: consolidation of institutions, globalization of operations, development of new technologies, and universalization of banking. Each of these poses challenges for the effective supervision and regulation of the financial sector.... |
U.S. Banker
May 2008
Karen Krebsbach |
SEC Allows Shareholder Vote On Equator Principles Proposal Shareholders of Citi and Bank of America have a right to know the green-washing policies of the banks' lending policies, the Securities and Exchange Commission says. |
CFO
October 1, 2007
Ryan & Hahn |
Fear Factors Six banking executives discuss their concerns about the credit crunch and its ever-widening implications. |
