Analysing the Eurozone

As prophets of doom warn of the end of our current financial system it's time to take stock. Godfried De Vidts considers the future of banking within the Eurozone, how the current structure has performed, and decides whether the omens are good

The profession of banking originated many centuries ago when the “nouveau riches” had spare money whilst traders needed to finance their operations. The middlemen, bankers, took on the ris...

SEPA - simpler, faster, safer

Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell, a member of the Executive Board at the European Central Bank, discusses th...

As Islamic banks boom, scholars are hard to find

Mohammed Abbas discovers that as Islamic banks boom, scholars can be hard to find...

The future of banking

Stacy Shapiro provides an insight into the world of banking and how sustainable ethics, which are on...

Variations on a theme

We had a question and answer session with Andrei Marcu, President of International Emissions Trading...

• Inside/outside
  Up to date analysis of the markets and territories that matter the most to those in the business, including Q3 reports

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• Don't mess with my pension
  Beyond the profit motive: why companies aren't just about making money and how staff would do well to understand the wider context behind the capital

• Bad credit
  While the role of the banks has been well documented in bringing about the current global credit crunch, the role of the industry that whetted the banks' appetites to invest in high-risk debt vehicles by giving them fantastic ratings

• Dealing with the credit crunch
  Our regular feature sees three experts face up, square off, and deliver complex answers about the state of the economy. They know what they're talking about and offer invaluable advice

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• Take the risk
  Although many say the property bubble appears to be slowly deflating, there are those that argue that there is still mileage in sound commercial investment from the right people. With a view to long-term gains and repeat returns, Adrian Kidd from Mintzone explains just why investment in commercial property continues to deliver steady yields, even when the economy appears to be struggling

• Testing his metal
  Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Chief Executive Richard Adkerson says he has built the world's largest publicly traded copper company without bluffing or nickel-and-diming