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Financial Regulation

Restoring Trust in the Investment Industry

John Bowman | Posted 03.05.2013 | UK
Read More: Education, Professional Development, Investment, Financial Reform, Financial Regulation, UK Business, UK Banks, UK News
John Bowman

Since 2008 the financial services industry has struggled with the issue of trust. From banker bashing to deposed knights, the public mood is increasingly sceptical of the abilities of the investment industry to operate ethically and act in the best long-term interests of investors and the public.

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Why Regulatory Compliance for Financial Services is Akin to Road Maintenance

Tony Virdi | Posted 02.04.2013 | UK Tech
Read More: Government, Boston, Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, Crowdsourcing, Ceos, Smartphones, Regulation, Banks, Mifid-Ii, London, Financial Regulation, Crd, Aifmd, UK Tech News
Tony Virdi

With so much change in a what is often a 'spaghetti of legacy / new systems and processes' it will always be challenging and costly to make structural changes; hence banks will often take the least contentious path. After all, regulatory change is not revenue-generating and times are tough.

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Future of the Eurozone and What it Means for Banks

Tony Virdi | Posted 04.09.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Reporting, Payment, Bail Out, Drachma, Mifid II, Currency, Fiscal Integration, Atm, Regulation, Banks, Crisis, Risk Management, Eurozone, Euro, Financial Regulation, UK Politics News
Tony Virdi

Headlines around the Euro crisis have resurfaced with a vengeance in recent weeks. The uncertainty surrounding the future of the Euro is taking its toll on financial stability and the markets.

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Economic Growth or Greater Equality? You Choose

Dylan Evans | Posted 05.01.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Deregulation, Economic Inequality, Economics, Financial Regulation, Occupy Wall Street, UK Politics News
Dylan Evans

The Occupy Wall Street protests have exposed a fundamental dilemma at the heart of economics. People want economic growth, but they also want a fair distribution of wealth. Unfortunately, these two goals are not fully compatible.

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