Lianna Brinded

Recent stories by Lianna Brinded

• Private banking heads still eye US, UK and other developed markets for growth

  Despite emerging markets being heralded as the beacon for growth, CEOs and global heads of private banking at the world’s largest firms tell Euromoney they are still expanding and seeking growth in the US and other developed markets

  Published February 2012 euromoney.com

• IMF: Financial fragilities and deterioration catalyses eurozone crisis

  The International Monetary Fund has unveiled a cripplingly bearish set of reports that reveals widespread financial deterioration, dimmed growth prospects and escalated downside risks are to continue in 2012. Bank funding and losses cause the most concern.

  Published January 2012 euromoney.com

• Glencore's senior executive Blumgart to leave in 2012

  According to a source close to Glencore, the co-director of the alumina/ aluminium commodity department is set to leave this year, while the company reshuffles its heads of departments

  Published January 2012 euromoney.com

• Bermuda looks to pioneer Western Shariah-compliant hub

  The favourable tax haven is actively seeking to become the first Western centre to provide a Shariah-compliant platform by reviewing its existing legislation

  Published January 2012 euromoney.com

• EU cash markets: over-broked and lack liquidity

  European cash market problems are catalysed by lack of transparency, says senior credit flow trading expert

  Published January 2012 euromoney.com

• Nomura shuffles fixed-income unit

  Nomura reveals newly appointed global head and deputy global head of fixed income, according to an internal memo obtained by Euromoney

  Published January 2012 euromoney.com

• Curbing executive bonuses 'almost impossible'

  Experts tell Euromoney that restricting executive bonuses is nearly impossible unless the industry is nationalised, and that tightened measures will hurt bank profitability

  Published January 2012 euromoney.com

• Regulators in denial over legalities of EU treaty

  Lawyers claim that the latest EU treaty is still fraught with uncertainty and loopholes and some regulators are in legal denial over the implementation of some proposals.

  Published December 2011 euromoney.com

• Citi’s Buiter and Rahbari warn of international trade protectionism and repression

  Citi’s chief economist Willem Buiter and global economist Ebrahim Rahbari warn the markets of financial and trade protectionism and “repression” but emphasise that emerging markets will create buoyancy for the world economy during the sovereign debt crisis.

  Published December 2011 euromoney.com

• Lawyers claim "too many regulations coming out"

  Financial market lawyers at Reed Smith criticise the range of financial regulations being proposed or implemented

  Published December 2011 euromoney.com

• Euro break-up is plausible and Eurozone downgrades could push EU into a recession

  Experts warn that if S&P were to downgrade six of the AAA EU countries, including Germany and France, the eurozone might be pushed into a deeper recession as further austerity measures could be implemented, and a break-up of the euro currency is plausible.

  Published December 2011 euromoney.com

• EuroCCP CEO: “Regulatory capital requirements will hurt, not kill the CCP”

  Capital requirements that adhere to regulatory demands for central counterparty clearing parties will “hurt but not kill” the entities, says the EuroCCP CEO exclusively to Euromoney.

  Published December 2011 euromoney.com

• Regulator homes in on individual risk managers and compliance officers

  Experts say the FSA is now targeting individual risk and compliance managers and making them personally accountable for investment losses when failing to gauge or manage the risk firms take on

  Published November 2011 euromoney.com