Where Have All the American Banks Gone?

By Robert E. Wright and Richard Sylla With the evolution of banking over the years, many banks have flourished and declined in America. It has...

Ethics in Finance: Why is it such a problem?

By John Hendry Despite the best efforts of all concerned, the financial sector continues to have a bad reputation for illegal and unethical behaviour and...

How Asia Works: Finance: The Merits of a Short Leash

By Joe Studwell “Demonstrating that an exchange economy is coherent and stable does not demonstrate that the same is true of an economy with capitalist...

Regulation and Culture Change in Banks

By John Mellor Responses from regulators to the failures in bank governance and standards of conduct revealed by the crisis of 2007-2008 will fall short...

Building the Best-Practice Engagement Bank

By Brett King, Alex Sion and Michael Degnan If you were building a bank from scratch today to optimise customer experience and engagement, what would it look...

The Role of Ethical Finance in the Well Being of the 21st Century Societies

By Sofia Santos According to the Report produced by the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress, chaired by Joseph Stiglitz, it...

Will There be Such a ‘Think’ as Responsible Investment Banking One Day?

By Karen Wendt In this article, Karen Wendt, the editor of Responsible Investment Banking: Risk Management Frameworks, Sustainable Financial Innovation and Softlaw Standards, gives our...

The Origins of Business

By Keith Roberts This essay outlines how business entities began and grew to become the recognizable ancestors of modern business. It suggests that deliberate innovation and marketing are...

From Hubris to Disgrace: The End of Finance as we Know it…

By Mark Esposito and Terence Tse In this article, Mark Esposito (co-editor with O’Sullivan and Allington of the book From Hubris to Disgrace) and Terence...

Transformation of Financial Services in Northeast Asian Banks: An Unexpected, but Pleasant, Cultural Surprise

By Jung Kee Hong and You-il Lee Below Dr. Jung Kee Hong and Dr. You-il Lee explore the new emergence of financial market trends shown...

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China’s Challenging Search for a New Model of Economic Growth

By Danny Leipziger China cannot continue to rely on exports to drive its growth, but what are the alternatives? China ran a $1.2 trillion trade surplus last year, and despite admonitions from the IMF to rely...

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