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The future of banking in the palm of your hand

I wish I had a pound for every time I heard “mobile” at the recent Economist European Retail Banking Summit. After watching how mobile payments system M-Pesa transformed banking in Kenya, developed-world retail bankers have had their eyes opened and now see mobile banking as the next game-changer in their industry.

The search for growth 2012

Report Summary

The global economy is at a crossroads. On both sides of the Atlantic, governments have delayed bold fiscal reform in favour of half-solutions. What governments and policymakers do or fail to do over the next few months will have profound consequences on capital markets around the world—and on investment portfolios.

Time for the banks to clean up their acts

Since the start of the financial crisis, banking and the behaviour of bankers hasn't been far from the headlines. From bailed-out banks, to the Libor rate-rigging scandal to widespread mis-selling, consumers have been continually let down by the banks. So it’s no surprise that the banks have lost the trust of their customers and the confidence of the public.

What's keeping institutional investors up at night?

We recently surveyed institutional investors in the US and Western Europe to investigate their views surrounding tail risk: what specific risks they are concerned about and why, what strategies they have in place to mitigate the impact of tail risk, what they believe other investors know about tail risk and whether tail risk events will happen more frequently and be more severe than in the past.

Benefits and unintended consequences of financial markets reform

In response to the 2008 financial crisis and the world recession that followed, central bankers, regulators and governments have drafted numerous regulatory reforms and measures designed to minimise risk and maximise consumer protection in the global financial system.

Are we seeing a “re-coupling” between the emerging and developed world?

An interview with Marc Luet, Chief Executive Officer of Citi’s Consumer business for the EMEA region, discussing the impact of technology on retail banking, the future of the Universal bank and most importantly the “re-coupling” of retail banking conditions between emerging and developed markets.

Managing investments in volatile markets

Report Summary

The concept of managing tail risk as part of investors’ overall risk-management objectives is not new, but it has gained a considerable profile as a result of the major tail risk events that characterised the 2008-09 global financial crisis and subsequent market volatility. Both recent history and uncertainty about the future are reflected in changing attitudes to mitigating the impact of tail risk events, including raising levels of protection and reassessing the products and strategies used to protect portfolios.

Benefits and unintended consequences of financial markets reform

In response to the 2008 financial crisis and the world recession that followed, central bankers, regulators and governments have drafted numerous regulatory reforms and measures designed to minimise risk and maximise consumer protection in the global financial system.

In order to investigate the potential impact of these new regulations on businesses, the Economist Intelligence Unit, on behalf of Lloyds Bank Wholesale Banking & Markets, surveyed over 450 senior executives from different companies and also conducted interviews with experts.

Key findings include:

Not quite sultans of swing

The EIU, on behalf of SunGard, conducted a global survey of more than 500 senior executives from the financial-services sector and the finance division of non-financial corporations to assess the impact of volatility risk on firms and their ability to cope with it.

Do bankers deserve special treatment?

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