European regulation in the securities services space is designed to foster competition, transparency, harmonisation of systems and reduction of costs. But is it achieving those goals? A top-level panel met to find out the answer and to discuss exciting developments such as new platforms and sources of liquidity. The debate was sponsored by Citi but independently edited by The Banker.
Terry Baker-Self was the driving force behind The Banker’s bank listings for almost a decade. There was little Terry didn’t understand about bank accounts and the intricacies of the Basel capital requirements. Under his leadership, the Top 1000 ranking became the foremost information source for the industry. Sadly Terry died, after a long battle with cancer, shortly before the publication of this year’s listing.