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Swiss banking: a damaged brand

May 19, 2023 • by Peter Nathanial, Ludo Van der Heyden, Salvatore Cantale in Banking • 10 min read

How did Credit Suisse get into such a sorry mess, and what steps can Swiss banks take now to win back trust?...

The Library of Mistakes: chapter and verse on financial disasters

April 24, 2023 • by Russell Napier in Banking • 7 min read

Russell Napier is ‘Keeper’ of The Library of Mistakes, a treasure trove of financial literature in Edinburgh. He explains how the library, along with a recently opened branch in Lausanne, can help...

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Credit Suisse: how the mighty fell

March 21, 2023 • by Arturo Bris in Banking • 8 min read

What was behind the shocking demise of a treasured institution – and how will the proposed rescue package play out?...

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Banks can ensure Asia infrastructure projects have positive social impact

March 14, 2022 • by Kate Lazarus, Mahwesh Khan in Banking • 5 min read

As Asia intensifies efforts to meet its growing infrastructure needs, increasing attention is being paid to environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations. Banks and other financial intermediaries are therefore having to think...

Ignorance around the modern-day reality of Swiss banking could be highly damaging

February 21, 2022 • by Arturo Bris in Banking • 3 min read

It is unfair to jump to conclusions about illegal practices at Credit Suisse, says Professor Arturo Bris...

How the world’s first regulated digital asset bank started life as a technology company looking to acquire a banking license

February 4, 2022 in Banking • 4 min read

Mathias Imbach, CEO of Sygnum – the world’s first licensed digital bank – explains how the company found its niche positioning...

Fed rate rise: simple economics explain stock market sell-off

January 28, 2022 in Banking • 5 min read

The US central bank’s more hawkish stance has sent investors scrambling to position themselves for tighter monetary policy. This provides a real-world demonstration of simple economic concepts in action. These models can...

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Cryptocurrencies are going institutional

July 20, 2021 • by Guido Buehler in Banking • 3 min read

It’s not just retail traders that are dabbling in bitcoin and other digital assets, traditional money managers, looking for alpha and an inflation hedge, are getting in on the act too....

Monopoly free and open to critique: with decentralized finance, this could be the future of our financial system

April 9, 2021 in Banking • 4 min read

Decentralized finance is causing quite a stir, not least its dominant blockchain-based ledgers. In the latest edition of Fintech Chainmail, our interview series with a Fintech leader, we meet Ajit Tripathi, head...

The CFO as architect of change: Designing banking’s digital transformation