Lady Rice: Wisdom as an Acquired Taste – A Voice of Reason

Lady Susan Rice is the first woman to head a UK clearing bank. Currently, she is managing director of Lloyds Banking Group in Scotland. Born and raised in the United States, Lady Rice now lives in Aberdeen with her husband

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Greece on the Mend: Investors Find New Land of Opportunity

The severely battered Greek economy is on the mend. A rebound may even be in the works. The same hedge funds that contributed in no small measure to Greece’s downfall are now seen as the engines of the country’s revival.

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James “Jamie” Dimon: How Not to Be a Good Banker

The CEO, chairman and president of JPMorgan Chase has no shortage of supporters and fans. Just two years ago, James “Jamie” Dimon was named CEO of the Year. In its All-America Executive Team Survey, Institutional Investor has placed Dimon near

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Peter Blom of Triodos Bank: The Assimilated Radical

It’s the idealists you have to look out for. The more dishonourable aspects of the financial world might have been getting a bad rap as of late, but the harm this does pales in comparison to the damage wrought by

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Mark Carney: An Admirable Mind-Set at the Bank of England

Early February, Canadian banker Mark Carney spoke before the House of Commons Treasury Committee about his new job. The hearing was but a formality. Mr Carney’s appointment as the new Governor of the Bank of England had already been announced

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CFI.co Meets Dr Bernd van Linder

Dr Bernd van Linder has been Managing Director of Saudi Hollandi Bank (SHB) since May 2009. From 2006 to 2009, Dr van Linder served as the bank’s treasurer. He is a director of Saudi Hollandi Bank and of Saudi Hollandi

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CFI.co Meets Michel Accad: A Q&A Session with the CEO of Gulf Bank

Gulf Bank has made headlines and received several awards recently in part because of its performance in retail banking and governance. Could you outline for us the highlights of Gulf Bank’s performance this year? Gulf Bank is having a good

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CFI.co Meets Emídio Pinheiro

BFA CEO Dr Emídio Pinheiro (52) was born in Lisbon and obtained a degree in economics at Universidade Católica de Lisboa. He pursued his studies at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa where he received an MBA in collaboration with Wharton

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CFI.co Meets Nuno Amado

A Determined Leader for Challenging Times. In February 2012, Nuno Amado was elected Chief Executive Officer of Portugal’s largest private bank, Millennium bcp (Banco Comercial Português). Since then, Mr Amado has led the bank through a complex and challenging restructuring

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What Really Spurred the Great Recession?

Based on the research of Ravi Jagannathan, Mudit Kapoor and Ernst Schaumburg Globalization and the U.S. dollar are as much to blame as banks Many people would no doubt like to forget all about the great recession. The blame has

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