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  1. ICAEW UK Economic Forecast: A Need for Unpopular Policies

    ICAEW has published its quarterly economic forecast for the UK. There are no startling findings but it is a useful overview nonetheless. They...

  2. Santander Acquisition of Banco Popular Espanol Should Set the Alarm Bells Ringing

    It was announced recently that Santander had acquired Banco Popular Español for €1, and that Santander intended to launch a rights issue and...

  3. Current Limitations to the Scope of Virtual Account Systems if Full AML-CFT Complianc ...

    Corporates generally wish to reduce the number of bank accounts they run, and to have greater central control over the activity across them....

  4. Announcements of the Eurozone Economy's Recovery May Be Premature

    A lot has been made of the recent, more positive statistics on Eurozone growth, which might lead Cash Managers to anticipate a rise in Euro...

  5. No End to Low Yields But New European Banking Crisis on the Horizon

    There is no end in sight to the low-yield environment around the Euro and all currencies associated with it. This is...

  6. How to Make Budgeting Work in the Real World

    Read a budgeting textbook and it all seems so easy. So why in practice are there so many problems associated with budgeting? In the real world...