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- Luxembourg is emerging as important domicile for funds, sukuk 23 Nov 2009 00:31 GMT
... of the Banque centrale du Luxembourg, the central bank, Yves Mersch, has called on European banking ... liquidity management for reserve funds at central banks, especially in Western jurisdictions. This flexible approach for ... ones,” he maintained. As a European central banker, explained Mersch, “our purpose is to focus ...
- Luxembourg welcomes establishment of Islamic banks 18 Nov 2009 16:21 GMT
... BRUSSELS, Nov 18 (KUNA) -- A top banker of Luxembourg a country famous for hosting ... country would welcome the establishment of Islamic banks. "We had Islamic banking institutions in the seventies which discontinued ... institution, " Yves Mersch, President of the Central Bank of Luxembourg, told KUNA in an interview. ...
- UPDATE 1-ECB's Wellink says banks should be allowed to fail 19 Nov 2009 21:10 GMT
... time, one supervisor needed for most important banks * Wellink says banks should be allowed to fail ... * Wants more intervention tools for Dutch central bank (Adds Wellink quotes, detail, background) AMSTERDAM, ... European Commission unveiled plans to create a banking super-watchdog, a pan-European supervisor, and a separate ...
- ECB's Wellink says banks should be allowed to fail 19 Nov 2009 23:42 GMT
... the region's most important financial institutions, European Central Bank Governing Council Member Nout Wellink said ... Amsterdam on Thursday. At the same time, banks which take on too much risk should be allowed ... European Commission unveiled plans to create a banking super-watchdog, a pan-European supervisor, and a separate ...
- Punitive Kroes puts Europe's banks on back foot 19 Nov 2009 18:15 GMT
... Nov. 19, 2009 1:00PM EST urope's bailed-out banks face a tougher task than U.S. peers in a battle ... an incentive to get back to normal.” Bankers and some lawyers argue that sanctions imposed ... is seen in front of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, central Germany. Forcing the ...
- UPDATE 4-Dutch govt to inject 3 bln euros into ABN AMRO 19 Nov 2009 17:36 GMT
... AMSTERDAM/THE HAGUE, Nov 19 (Reuters) - The Dutch ... the net losses from the portfolio of commercial bank HBU, which is included in the ... to diversify its revenues away from investment banking, after buying a stake in Deutsche Postbank ...
- Dutch bank ABN gets new euro3 billion bailout 19 Nov 2009 13:57 GMT
... is needed to pay for combining the banking operations of the old ABN Amro and ... billion the state paid to buy the banks' Dutch businesses to save them from an ... state has agreed to sell ABN's important commercial bank business to Deutsche Bank for euro700 ...
- Dutch bank ABN gets new euro4.4 billion bailout 19 Nov 2009 14:37 GMT
... is needed to pay for combining the banking operations of the old ABN Amro and ... billion the state paid to buy the banks' Dutch businesses to save them from an ... state has agreed to sell ABN's important commercial bank business to Deutsche Bank for euro700 ...
- New euro4.4 billion bailout for nationalized Dutch bank ABN Amro 19 Nov 2009 14:40 GMT
... is needed to pay for combining the banking operations of the old ABN Amro and ... billion the state paid to buy the banks' Dutch businesses to save them from an ... state has agreed to sell ABN's important commercial bank business to Deutsche Bank for euro700 ...
- Juncker to be awarded 'Best European Banker of the Year 2008' 19 Nov 2009 10:18 GMT
... Minister Jean-Claude Juncker will be awarded “Best Banker of the Year 2008” by the “Group ... the economic crash, none of the major banks would have survived. The EU's Finance Ministers avoided a ... by Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank who was awarded the distinction last year. ...
- Luxembourg advised of more involvement in Islamic finance 16 Nov 2009 01:12 GMT
... that Luxembourg should leverage its strong private banking industry, its good reputation and its cost-competitiveness ... Islamic finance, Yves Mersch, governor of the Central Bank of Luxembourg, in a speech at ... example, it is not possible for Luxembourg banks to provide bank accounts without any risk cap, which ...
- Largest foreign banks in Hungary pledge support to local units - IMF 20 Nov 2009 08:15 GMT
... and the IMF met with the parent banks of six systemically-important Hungarian financial institutions. The six EU-based banks ... the World Bank Group and the European Central Bank (ECB). The purpose of this meeting ... maintaining adequate capital in their subsidiaries; the banking system's capital adequacy ratio was 13% in ...
- Dutch government commits '3bn to ABN Amro 19 Nov 2009 16:11 GMT
... - Last Updated: Thursday, November 19, 2009, 15:19 Dutch ... the net losses from the portfolio of commercial bank HBU, which is included in the ... to diversify its revenues away from investment banking, following the purchase of a stake in ...
- UPDATE 3-Dutch govt to inject 3 bln euros into ABN AMRO 19 Nov 2009 15:42 GMT
... By Ben Berkowitz and Gilbert Kreijger AMSTERDAM/THE HAGUE, Nov ... the net losses from the portfolio of commercial bank HBU, which is included in the ... to diversify its revenues away from investment banking, following the purchase of a stake in ...
- UPDATE 1-Dutch c.bank worries about deficits, U.S. dollar 23 Nov 2009 13:32 GMT
... AMSTERDAM, Nov 23 (Reuters) - The Dutch central bank (DNB) is worried about 'sizeable' global ... and increasing unemployment -- also in the Netherlands.' It called for a gradual retreat of ... part of the European System of Central Banks. , echoed remarks from European Central Bank president Jean-Claude ...
- Salmond fights to restore faith in banking 16 Nov 2009 15:54 GMT
... try to salvage Scotland's battered reputation for banking with a keynote speech to European finance ... finance, including the president of the European Central Bank, the chairman of Deutsche Bank and ... out that although the country's two biggest banks have suffered badly in the financial crisis, needing £62 ...
- Dutch account holders to confiscate Icesave assets 22 Nov 2009 11:54 GMT
... Amsterdam- An Icelandic bank faces the confiscation of its Dutch ... But when Iceland moved to nationalize its banking system Monday, Landsbanki was found to be ... morning, Icesave's website was completely offline. Dutch central bank DNB released a short statement saying ...
- Banks need their own risk champions' 17 Nov 2009 16:55 GMT
... / November 17. 2009 4:24PM GMT Gulf banks need to reform their management structures to reduce their susceptibility ... member of the management committee of the Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission in Belgium. Sultan ... Sultan al Suwaidi, the Governor of the Central Bank, said on Monday that the bank ...
- Dutch pension plans' funding still a risky business 16 Nov 2009 05:30 GMT
... Arnold Jager cautioned that volatility of interest rates makes plans' ... Ek, senior consultant at Mercer LLC, Amstelveen, Netherlands. “The problem is (pension officials) don't know ... the headlights.” De Nederlandsche Bank, the Dutch central bank and regulator of pension funds, requires ...
- Salmond bids to boost reputation of Scots banks 16 Nov 2009 07:30 GMT
... to Scotland's reputation since its two biggest banks came close to collapse. He will meet the president of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet. Mr Salmond will also ... will also meet the prime minister of Luxembourg, Jean-Claude Junker and the chairman and chief ...
- Salmond bid to boost Scots banks 15 Nov 2009 10:50 GMT
... that is trying to repair the damage to Scotland's reputation since its two biggest banks came close to collapse. He will meet the president of the European Central Bank and the prime minister of Luxembourg. In a conference address, he will say the industry will face change and pressure ...
- EU clears government bailouts for ING and KBC after banks agree to shed operations 18 Nov 2009 12:40 GMT
... Belgian state bailouts for ING and KBC banks after both agreed to reduce operations to compensate ... to repay hybrid and subordinated debt capital. Belgium's KBC will divest a Belgian mortgage lender ... risk. It plans to divest a private banking unit that does not operate under the ...
- Dutch Bank Gets Another Cash Injection 19 Nov 2009 15:32 GMT
... PARIS — The Dutch government said Thursday that it ... as well as the British lender Lloyds Banking Group and KBC of Belgium, after the companies agreed to divest assets. ...
- New Worm Attacks iPhones, Targets Mobile Banking 23 Nov 2009 16:13 GMT
... A second iPhone worm is in the wild, and ... triggered, the worm redirects users visiting the banking site to an address in Lithuania which ... forget, you'll also need to live in Holland and to be a customer of the ...
- European banks hide key information from customers, EU says 16 Nov 2009 20:12 GMT
... Brussels - Europe's banks frequently hide key information from potential account holders ... called for more transparency in the consumer banking market. "Retail bankers are letting consumers down. ... Basic consumer ...
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