The financial crisis a decade ago exposed the considerable challenges of resolving large, globally active banks. In the United States, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation – which has insured deposits and resolved failed banks since the Great Depression era – is one of the agencies leading the resolution planning effort. The chairman of the FDIC discusses the Corporation’s current bank resolution tactics in a global environment.
Mainframe computers have enabled banks to manage huge amounts of financial data for nearly 70 years, but these legacy systems are today proving to be hindrances to progress. Lean fintechs are taking full advantage of today’s ground-breaking, agile technology, while established banks are struggling to transform their bedrock digital infrastructure for the new world. How are banks migrating to cutting-edge systems that will maintain them on their industry’s frontlines?
The stewardship responsibility of today’s bank has become more complicated in the light of climate change. Not only does a bank need to be cognizant of its responsibility to safeguard customer finances but also the future of the planet on which we all live. Green finance is an ever more significant influence on the decisions made by bankers determined to reconnect with the needs of society in more ways than just financial.
For banks, cloud computing appears to be the perfect answer to the growth of big data—and the necessity to manage and exploit it. This shared pool of information offers increased efficiency at lower cost, but adoption can be challenging for banks, with regulators expressing concerns especially regarding customer data protection. Fortunately, success is within reach through effective collaboration between banks, regulators and cloud providers.
“Equal pay for equal work” has been a familiar mantra, and law in many countries, for decades—but does reality coincide, especially in the world of finance? Various studies have revealed disturbing gender pay gaps, and the push is on for banks around the globe to disclose wage data according to gender and ethnicity, something many seem reluctant to do.
At the end of July, JPMorgan Chase revealed its plans to facilitate $200 billion in clean-energy financing through 2025. The announcement follows on from similar promises made back in 2015
It cannot be denied that we learn from mistakes of the past, and so the 2007-08 financial crisis is a lesson that keeps on giving. Ten years later, most banks are in stronger positions, but only because the crisis has changed all the rules on liquidity provision and has led to much tighter relationships between central banks, governments, funding markets and financial institutions.
The so-called Fintech Revolution has drawn much commentary from the media and filled bank managers with dread of the threats posed by new fintech challengers, but is it really all that revolutionary? Even if it is not, progress is being made toward a more open financial sector that fosters healthy competition and innovation.
The fears of a Brexit-inspired recession seem to be receding fast. Fresh data is emerging that shows that the British economy is performing more robustly than originally expected.
The burgeoning FinTech industry is estimated to have brought £6.5 billion in revenues within the UK alone during 2015. Innovative technology companies are rapidly creating smart, intuitive programmes and apps that help consumers and businesses