Corporate Banking
Principles of Corporate Governance in Banks
Introduction
There has been a great deal of attention given recently to the issue of corporate governance in various national and international forums and publications. In particular, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has issued a set of corporate governance standards and guidelines to help governments “in their efforts to evaluate and improve the [...]
Human Resource Management
Criteria to take into consideration for career decisions»
To make a choice between candidates, one has, mainly, to take into consideration the following factors:
- long past professional experience and, particularly, knowledge of the bank, the way it works and its organisational culture,
General Banking
Risk As a Central Ingredient To the Industry’s Franchise»
The past decade has seen dramatic losses in the banking industry. Firms that had been performing well suddenly announced large losses due to credit exposures that turned sour, interest rate positions taken, or derivative exposures that may or may not have been assumed to hedge balance sheet risk. In response to this, commercial banks have [...]
What Kinds Of Risks Are Being Absorbed?»
The risks contained in the bank’s principal activities, i.e., those involving its own balance sheet and its basic business of lending and borrowing, are not all borne by the bank itself. In many instances the institution will eliminate or mitigate the financial risk associated with a transaction by proper business practices; in others, it will [...]
European Influence and conquest of the Maya
Management
Useful Organisations in the UK»Business and Trade Associations
Russo-British Chamber of Commerce
The Russo-British Chamber of Commerce (RBCC) exists to facilitate trade between Britain and Russia. Member services include the provision of a monthly business digest, in-depth regional and company profiles, exhibitions, conferences and up to the minute Russian business advice.
The “New near abroad” – Baltics companies and London»
Vilnius is the geographical centre of Europe, even if some in Paris may disagree. The problem for companies in the Baltics — the “New Near Abroad” — is that people in London have different perceptions, and this gets more acute as you move across the Atlantic to that great “Europe over there”, as Sir Harold [...]
Marketing
Telephone usage»The telephone is a marvellous instrument when you choose to use it, but a pain in the neck if it rings and disturbs your activities. This should be remembered when you contact a customer. Always ask him if you disturb him in a meeting and if you do you should ask him when you can [...]
Brochures and company documents»
Good knowledge about products and prices is a different way of saying: I know what the market requires and I have a good possibility to sell and make a profit. This is all very well but you have to find customers to have this statement confirmed. We all know that no customer is anxiously waiting [...]
Training & Consultancy Development
Close Consulting Project»Documentation
Good documentation is usually associated with successful projects. This is true regardless of project size. It is not acceptable to ignore documentation just because “the project is too small” to bother it.
Consulting Assignment Implementation»
An consulting assignment is like a problem solving process, and consists of:
- Identifying the problem;
- Data gathering;
- Problem and issue analysis;
