Since the outbreak of the financial crisis in 2007, financial institutions have paid more than Qatar’s GDP in fines for their wrongdoings. As investigations and lawsuits continue, that number is expected to grow. $150 billion...
Deutsche Bank, with $2 trillion in assets, amounting to 58% of Germany’s GDP, one of the most globally interwoven banks, with gross notional derivatives exposure of €46 trillion, right at the top along with JP...
On tap licensing is a new Universal Bank licensing approach, where by the window for getting a bank license from Reserve bank of India is open throughout the year. On tap will allow Individuals, Groups, Companies or...
With Brexit, the pressure on Italian banks, and the surge and then sell-off in the yen, Spain may have been pushed off some investors’ radar screens. There are three important developments to note. The first...
Raghuram Rajan does not lack confidence. He has been known to take on the world’s best economists and carry his point. He is not easily upset. But recently, he has been sounding more like a...
The media discourse on MUDRA (Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency) proposed in Budget 2015-16 has not yet fully revealed the theoretical depth and practical wisdom behind the idea. It is a potential game-changer for...
Value investing, one of the stock picking method, talks about picking stocks trading below their inherent worth. Basically this method is by its very nature a conservative approach to pick up stock wherein we focus...
The eurozone banks’ lending activities have slowed down even more, with private households and companies facing difficulties to take out loans. ECB counter-measures have so far failed to improve the situation. Bank lending to the...
The fiscal deficit levels of the Central Government are expected to remain at perilously high levels for quite some time to come, as has been highlighted by the recently tabled Kelkar committee report. This will...
