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In this report, produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by BNY Mellon, the vast and fundamental changes in the role of central banks since the 2008 economic meltdown. To better understand the challenges facing central banks in the post-recessionary period, the EIU conducted in-depth interviews with nine prominent economists, analysts and portfolio managers. These experts expressed a wide range of views. Some were especially critical of central bank action over the last four years. All had pointed opinions about the role central banks should assume in the future.

Interview with Sir Philip Hampton, chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland

The Royal Bank of Scotland is 82% owned by the UK government after it received bailout funding of £45.5bn (US$71.9bn) in 2008 in the wake of declaring the largest annual loss in British corporate history (£24.1bn). How does state ownership affect the accountability of the bank’s top executives?

Society, shareholders and self-interest

Society, shareholders and self-interest: Accountabilityof business leaders in financial services is an Economist Intelligence Unit report, sponsored by SAS. It explores perceptions of accountability among C-level executives, primarily in the banking and insurance industries. In particular, the report examines the degree to which business leaders in financial services feel accountable to society compared with other stakeholders. Finally, it evaluates the impact stakeholders have on decision-making, especially when it comes to risk management.

World financial services outlook

The Economist Intelligence Unit periodically releases forecasts and outlooks for different industries. This article outlines some highlights from the EIU's latest forecasts for the global financial services industry.

Central Banks feel the heat

Central banks - particularly the Fed and the ECB - have been garnering unprecedented headline attention as investors and policy makers look to monetary stimulus to repair the damage to the global economy.

Like a needle in a haystack

When the news of JP Morgan’s multi-billion trading lost first leaked to the press, there was no shortage of unanswered questions. One of the most prominent centred on how regulators failed to catch these losses before they happened. However, from the regulatory perspective, catching trading blunders may not be as easy as it seems.

Winning the waiting game

When the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) was created 11 years ago, it inherited a fairly developed project on a new accounting standard for insurance contracts that its predecessor had started in 1997. Insurance companies have been waiting since then for a single global accounting standard that fits their uniquely complex industry. Over the next 12 months they might finally get it. Accounting rule-makers at an international level are close to agreeing on a new reporting framework for insurers.

Is the current crisis in banking a crisis of leadership?

WANTED: Chief Executive Officer for Major Financial Institution

Is everything rosy in the garden?

Islam allows a man to take up to four wives. Yet when it comes to finance it prohibits him from earning riba (interest) on his capital, or engaging in gharar (speculation) with it.

Own goal

Holidaying in Greece during its election and following that up with a jaunt to Germany the week of the EU summit, I anticipated a highly political vacation spent discussing the eurozone with a front-row seat to the action in the two countries at the heart of the crisis (yes, journalists can have twisted ideas of fun).

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