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July 11, 2016
The footprint of foreign banks internationally, which had grown considerably until the financial crisis, grounded to a halt and even declined slightly after 2008. Cross-border loans have also dropped off globally. What’s behind the recent pullback by global banks? Why is there such a big difference between regions? Are there differences between types of banks too?
March 16, 2016
In this issue we focus on: regulatory sandboxing: a risk-based approach to promote innovation in financial services; cyber-attacks: one of the main threats in 2016; Bim: the Peruvian mobile wallet of the unbanked; regulation of digital consumer credit; robo-advisers: the automation of financial advice.
February 12, 2014
On January 29th, the European Commission (EC) released its proposal on structural reform that would impose new constraints on the structure of European banks. The proposal aims at ensuring the harmonization between the divergent national initiatives in Europe. However, the EC goes beyond many of the European national legislations and opts for a mix solution that establishes both (i) a prohibition of proprietary trading such as the US Volcker Rule and (ii) a mechanism to require the separation of trading activities including market making such as the UK Banking Reform. This note provides a description of the proposal, a comparison with the other undertaken initiatives and an assessment
