As overcapacity in the banking sector heats up competition even further, banks are seeking new strategies to keep them afloat. Melvyn Westlake looks at some of the models being considered.
Latest developments in the progress of the Basel II Capital Accord have raised concerns by both US and European parties that its complexity will lead to unequal treatment.
Melvyn Westlake says the legal row between Nomura and CSFB could result in more transparency in the world of credit derivatives.
Regulators are determined to avoid a repeat of Enron and other scandals. But will the corporate governance measures now being considered make things better or worse? Melvyn Westlake reports on the great corporate clean-up.
The big five global accountancy firms are making substantial inroads into the corporate finance advice market.
Melvyn Westlake talks to the protagonists behind Fitch’s challenge to the two giant US rating agencies.