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    Corporates incensed by US clearing plans

    If banks provide the fuel for modern economies, then corporates are its engines. Without them, we would earn and consume nothing, trade would evaporate, savings would be wiped out,...
    On August 25, 2009 / By
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    A worldwide mission

    Banco Espírito Santo Angola is not only known for its financial performance, but also for its hard work in corporate citizenship. In economic sustainability, BESA was honoured by ...
    On August 25, 2009 / By
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    Global round-up

    Caribbean As many attack so-called “tax havens”, Natalie Shaw speaks to Shawna Lake, whose firm SKIPA promote development in St Kitts & Nevis France Companies have been go...
    On August 25, 2009 / By
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    All roads lead to a universal currency

    China is worried about the long-term decline of the dollar, mainly because it holds somewhere north of $1,000bn in US government debt. As a Chinese economist notes in a masterly pi...
    On August 25, 2009 / By
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    Launching into turbulent seas

    “Banks in Trinidad and Tobago are blessed,” says Sekou Mark. It may be an intriguing statement, given the current global economic crisis to which some of the biggest banks have...
    On August 25, 2009 / By
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    Commission-sharing provides halfway house

    While the UK’s FSA’s rules on unbundling may not have radically reformed the trading landscape, they have subtly altered the terrain. Commission-sharing agreements have become ...
    On August 25, 2009 / By
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    Working goals

    Size, says Margrit Schmid, is not the only criterion for success. But it does help indicate just how well a company is doing in its chosen marketplace. “In terms of premium volum...
    On August 25, 2009 / By
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    Boutiques and banks clash

    When did your banker last recommend against an execution or transaction for which they are being remunerated?” This leading question awaits prospective clients browsing the websi...
    On August 25, 2009 / By
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    Dark pools braced for uncharted waters

    Dark pools are not the “new black” anymore – they have been in Europe for more than a decade – but recently these esoteric trading systems emerged as the new battleground f...
    On August 25, 2009 / By
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    Europe’s star performers guide clients in turmoil

    To describe the past year as “difficult” for traders would be an understatement. The collapse of Lehman Brothers in September unleashed a tidal wave of volatility that sent tra...
    On August 25, 2009 / By