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  • Property & Casualty Insurance: Optimism on Technology Applications
      Mar 08, 2010
      Every single economic fluctuation that steers the markets through different crests and troughs will leave its impact on the health of insurance firms.
     
  • Mixed outlook for the US economy
      Feb 26, 2010
      In recent days, comments from senior officials and experts have painted a positive outlook for the U.S. economy, but doubts still remain about the strength of the US recovery.
     
  • Public Private Investment Program and Sinking Investor Confidence
      Feb 24, 2010
      As bailout funds run out with the passage of time, concerns about returns or increase in purchasing power seem to be abating.
     
  • Bank taxes and investor sentiments
      Jan 25, 2010
      Obama’s words have created a furor amidst US investors. Soliciting for taxes is not something which is threatening investors directly.
     
  • Flashback to past recession
      Jan 20, 2010
      United States of America is moving through a phase in which it has walked previously at least 5 times in the last five decades.
     
  • M&A activity in 2010 likely to grow slowly
      Jan 15, 2010
      Finance industry executives and investment bankers expect that M&A activities in 2010 rise be roughly the same or slightly above 2009 levels, as investors are likely to remain conservative and risk averse as the global economy recovers slowly.
     
  • Investors face uncertainty due to mixed global economic signals
      Jan 13, 2010
      As the markets enter the first earnings season of 2010, economic indicators from across the world paint a mixed picture as far as the economic recovery is concerned.
     
  • Bank Deposits and Business Models
      Dec 30, 2009
      “Savings” – a word frequently quoted and synonymous with the economic stability of a country, is gaining popularity among corporates and influencing their decisions.
     
  • Conflict of interest may arise due to new financial industry regulation
      Dec 18, 2009
      A recent financial industry regulation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives will mandate the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish rules that would entail ‘fiduciary duty’ for brokers who provide investment advice.
     
  • Fresh uneasiness caused by Dubai Financial Crisis
      Dec 03, 2009
      Dubai financial crisis has given a jolt to the world economy on recovery path with the burst of real estate industry bubble. European as well as Middle East banks have the highest financial exposure to the real estate projects in Dubai.
     
  • Stress Testing Scenarios
      Nov 27, 2009
      New liquidity risk drivers post financial market crisis, viz., prolonged money-market freeze, stranded syndications, collateral repudiation, and so forth have brought stress testing and scenario analysis in the forefront to better evaluate the impact of sudden stress events.
     
  • Balancing asset allocations
      Nov 26, 2009
      Hedge funds survived well in the financial crisis. This is primarily because hedge funds are more transparent and are subject to noteworthy regulations.
     
  • Shared Services –Moving ahead of cost supplements
      Nov 20, 2009
      Behind the curtain of cost reduction and improved customer services, shared services are emerging as a nouveau business model.
     
  • Payment Networks and Reference Data
      Nov 06, 2009
      Banking industry has witnessed a shift in priorities in the last two years. From innovation, expansion, and investments the focus has shifted to decreasing costs, increasing customer satisfaction, and optimizing current systems and infrastructure.
     
  • SMBs affected most by Payment Card Frauds
      Nov 03, 2009
      Compared to other frauds, payment card frauds have received most attention, globally, from businesses and card issuers. Along with monetary loses, the brand image, reputation and loyalty also takes a toll with such frauds.
     
  • Real time funds transfer to eliminate payment system risks
      Oct 28, 2009
      Payment system risks can be broadly classified into two categories – credit risk and liquidity risk.
     
  • Banks Shifting Reserves: Implications For U.S. Economy
      Oct 20, 2009
      Monetary policies of various nations play a key role in influencing the worldwide economies and consequently the international financial markets.
     
  • Regulatory Developments: Demanding High Transparency in the Banking Sector
      Oct 15, 2009
      In response to the 2008-2009 credit crises, a shift towards high-transparency banking has already begun.
     
  • The ‘Tweets’ of Financial Institutions
      Oct 13, 2009
      Financial Institutions deem certain information to be vital for sharing through social media tools such as Twitter, for better marketing and service.
     
  • Delivering Financial Products under Time-to-Market Pressure
      Oct 09, 2009
      Globally, financial firms are under constantly increasing pressure to cut the time to deliver products to the market. The financial crisis has only aggravated this phenomenon, although it was in evidence much before it started.
     
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