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July 2009
Dramatic fall in growth; Bankruptcy looms without bailout funds
The financial crisis has prompted corporates to scrutinize more closely the risk presented by their bank counterparties. Laurence Neville reports.
Some senior executives within banking are, in private of course, admitting the current composition of boards is not serving the industry’s best interests
Fewer than one in three directors of 17 banks outlined in Board stupid has any direct experience of the banking industry. Most worrying for shareholders, only one in 10 directors are former bankers in a non-executive role.