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With 64 banks participating and a severe but plausible adverse scenario for the period 2025–2027, the recent conclusion of the
By Nicolas Darbo, Partner, Accuracy For the moment, 2025 looks set to be a calm year for the major banks.
By Nicolas Darbo, Partner, Accuracy For a long time, digital banks focused their efforts on acquiring as many customers as
The landscape of European private equity is in constant motion, a dynamic interplay of capital, ambition, and opportunity. For UK-based
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Is the retail banking model on the brink of collapse? For over ten years, new players have been challenging traditional
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European banks: an ever-widening gap with the United States The gap between US and European banks is colossal, both in
For many years now, retail banking in France has been under attack from new digital banks. Until recently, these players
We conducted several interviews with derivatives experts across EMEA markets about derivatives use in the insurance sector, to uncover how
Several years ago, Mervyn King, a former Governor of the Bank of England, introduced the term ‘radical uncertainty’. Shouldn’t we
What’s the difference between a football club, a financial holding company and an insurance provider? The activity. The business models.
Although the concept first appeared in Germany in the 1970s, it was not until 2004 that the ‘precautionary principle’ was
INTRODUCTION Against a backdrop of an uncertain inflationary market, marked by the emergence of new risks, alternative solutions to traditional
Insurance is a concept as old as humanity itself, but one that continues to play a crucial role in the
How can the financial sector contribute to the decarbonisation of the global economy? Achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, as laid
1. Executive summary Solvency and Supervision Title Observation and implication Grade a. Basel III Reforms publication in the Official Journal
1. How can banks steer the transition to net zero? Amidst the general call for corporate climate responsibility, the banking
