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| UN-MUDDYING THE MUDDY WATERS OF PREPAID CARDS | Many articles on prepaid cards are often misinformed and over-generalized, sometimes with the message that prepaid cards are horrific for their fees and lack of consumer protections. This article differentiates the various types of prepaid cards and describes how those products along with what protections are provided. For those interested in prepaid cards, this is important information so that when media articles come along, readers can be better equipped to decide the validity of information tey are presented | | Published in 30-09-2009 by chrislamela |
| MOVING BANKING BEYOND HISPANIC OUTREACH: HISPANIC INCLUSION | US banks must reassess their approaches to the Hispanic market, especially in efforts to reach out to the unbanked Hispanic consumer. This article illustrates approaches by two banks to move beyond "outreach" to create a more welcoming approach. | | Published in 06-06-2007 by Chris Llamela |
| MOVING BANKING BEYOND HISPANIC OUTREACH: HISPANIC INCLUSION | US banks must reassess their approaches to the Hispanic market, especially in efforts to reach out to the unbanked Hispanic consumer. The Hispanic market, especially the unbanked or under-banked Hispanic consumer, have been a very difficult market for banks to reach. This article illustrates approaches by two banks to move beyond "outreach" to create a more welcoming approach. | | Published in 06-06-2007 by Chris Lamela |
| TOWARDS A PRAGMATIC COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS | When one analyses the laws and regulations relating to compliance that professionals must abide by, either from international sources (FATF, European Union...) or national sources (circulars from the body responsible for the prudential supervision), these are both costly and/or do not reach the expected goal: the result may be a Potemkine Village: apparent laws, regulations, training, compliance function, audits... but a pragmatic effect i.e. a limited effect in practice. Anyway, compliance is mch more a question of "touch" than a question of knowledge | | Published in 18-03-2007 by Jérôme Turquey |
| BANKING ON CALL | Market volatility demands unrestricted, up to the minute availabil-ity of all kinds of finance and transaction information. The cus-tomers of modern financial institutions are becoming increasingly mobile and expect to be able to do their financial business from any [mobile] telephone, regardless of location. | | Published in 25-01-2005 by Steve Glangé |
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| BUSINESS MEETS ACADEMIA MASTER IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION | Student Thesis Mentor person Opponent Time Dear Madam, dear Sir, The Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, a Master programme initiated by the University of Luxembourg and the Chamber of Commerce, has the pleasure to invite you to the public presentation of the master thesis "Banking secrecy - Managing change from the Luxembourg private banking industry perspective" by Natalya Zotikova (in English) | | Published in 13-07-2009 by UNIVERSITE DE LUXEMBOURG |
| DEXIA ASSET MANAGEMENT PRESENTS ITS 2009 EQUITY MARKET OUTLOOK | Earlier today, Frédéric Buzaré, Global Head of Equities, presented Dexia Asset Management's equity market outlook for 2009. 2009: a healing, improving equities market There is hope for the equity markets in 2009, though the waters are still expected to be rough and volatile. In spite of governments having mobilised an unprecedented response to this year's unprecedented crisis, the market has so far openly doubted the effectiveness of the measures announced. This attitude should improve and evenhange dramatically in 2009, as the most pressing problems – notably the financial position of the | | Published in 03-12-2008 by DEXIA - Frédéric Buzaré |
| KAUPTHING BANK TURNS TO THE ICELANDIC FSA | Statement from Sigurdur Einarsson, Executive Chairman of Kaupthing Bank: "When the board of directors reviewed the position of the bank at a meeting on 25 and 26 September, the bank was performing well and it appeared that the third quarter results would be good. Deposits had increased by an average of almost ISK 4 billion a day for the previous six months. The bank's liquidity position was therefore strong and there were plans to start buying back bonds issued by the bank. The liquidity positio of Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander, the bank's UK subsidiary, was also good – probably the best o | | Published in 13-10-2008 by Keep&Contact |
| ADOPTION OF THE CONSUMER CREDIT DIRECTIVE | Adoption of the Consumer Credit Directive: A First Step but Reservations remain The European Banking Federation (EBF) noted the adoption of the CCD after some six years of intense discussions as a first signal towards further integration but raised a number of reservations. | | Published in 16-01-2008 by EBF |
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