Iran is the largest market for Shariah-compliant assets, accounting for just over 35 percent of the global aggregate, according to The Banker magazine’s ranking of the “Top 500 Islamic Financial Institutions.”
Banks that comply with Islamic Sharia law are thriving despite the global financial crisis. The Banker reveals that assets held by fully Sharia-compliant banks or [...]
La Caixa is viewed as the financial institution with the best reputation in Spain – a status it has enjoyed since as far back as 2002 -, according to this year’s edition of Merco Financial Brands, a highly-respected business ranking survey conducted by the Spanish Monitor of Corporate Reputation (MERCO).
The ranking is based on the [...]
This report by KPMG identifies commonalities and variations in the financial reporting practices of central banks. The study focuses on the annual reports of 13 central banks from around the globe. It also contains an essay by IMF staff on the range of financial safeguards adopted by the various central banks.
The report is freely available [...]
Non-cash payment volumes continued to grow in 2008 after an increase of 8.6% globally in 2007 to 250 billion transactions, according to the 5th annual World Payments Report from Capgemini, RBS and Efma. The use of payment cards continues to be the single strongest driver for this growth with global card transactions (credit and debit) [...]
This report from A.T. Kearney provides advice on how financial institutions can prepare for the coming economic recovery .The banking industry is beginning to stabilize after months of turmoil, and the focus is now beginning to turn to recovery. In their struggle to stay alive, many institutions briefly turned their attention away from the forces [...]
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The global financial markets have suffered a serious blow from the financial crisis of 2007-2008 and the ensuing economic recession. The blurring of boundaries between retail and investment banking meant that few banks escaped unscathed, despite the origins of the crisis lying in the trading and securitization markets. The retail banking industry has seen [...]
