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Wednesday, 13 November 2019

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Reasons to be cheerful with Montanaro’s Ed Heaven

Moneyweek 12 Nov 2019

Ed Heaven joined boutique asset manager Montanaro in 2014 ... This is a good thing ... As Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England, recently said. “Companies that don’t adapt will go bankrupt without question.” Thinking about the investment and economic landscape, what makes you feel optimistic today? And what makes you feel pessimistic? ... ....

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Nationalisation of distressed NBFCs only plausible silver bullet

The Times of India 11 Nov 2019

Especially in sectors where bank credit is not readily available – real estate and structured finance ... Its an old chestnut in banking that even the world’s strongest and most solvent bank would go bankrupt if even 10% of its depositors by value landed up on a single day to call back their deposits....

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Put money to work, no more Moody blues

Yahoo Daily News 08 Nov 2019

Bank funding to the commercial sector has de-grown 1.3% in the six months to September, compared with an increase of 1.9% in H1FY19. The year-on-year offtake in total bank credit today remains at sub-9% levels, down substantially from the 12.5% levels seen a year back....

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Seoul should brace for shocks from China's slowdown

Korea Times 08 Nov 2019

"The country's banks are also facing growing suspicions about their financial soundness. Twenty eight Chinese banks have yet to finalize their 2018 regulatory filings. A number of lenders, especially provincial ones, went bankrupt over the past year."....

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RBI hikes cash withdrawal from PMC Bank to Rs 50,000

The Telegraph India 05 Nov 2019

The Reserve Bank on Tuesday enhanced the cash withdrawal from the scam-hit Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank to Rs 50,000 per account ... The now-suspended MD Joy Thomas has admitted in a letter to the RBI that over 72 percent of it's the bank's loan book of Rs 8,980 crore is with HDIL, which is now almost-bankrupt....

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Gordon Laxer: Best way to forge unity is to get Canada to post-carbon future

Canada Dot Com 05 Nov 2019

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney warned that the worst election result would be a Liberal minority backed by the NDP. On Oct. 21, his nightmare came to pass ... Companies and industries that aren’t moving toward zero-carbon emissions, warned Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, will be punished by investors and go bankrupt ... ....

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Oped Laxer: Best way to forge unity is to get Canada to post-carbon future

Canada Dot Com 05 Nov 2019

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World Bank Ready to Spend $5 billion in Congo, With Conditions

Canada Dot Com 04 Nov 2019

The World Bank is also pushing the government to reduce the number of tax exemptions it gives to various businesses, he said ... Carret called a World Bank plan to fix the country’s bankrupt national rail system “a failure” after it spent $380 million through last year ... The World Bank has no more interest in Inga III, Carret said....

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Stephen Mittler: Corporate management problem solver seeks county Supervisory seat

The Saratogian 03 Nov 2019

You have a prolific background in corporate sales and marketing, with JP Morgan Chase as Global Commercial Card Vice President, as Business Banking National Sales Leader for Chase Card Services, and Major Account Manager with AIG ... "They went bankrupt. I had a full staff supporting them from a banking perspective....

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Credit Suisse exec: Firms ignoring climate change could 'go to zero'

Yahoo Daily News 01 Nov 2019

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney warned earlier this year that businesses ignoring climate change “will go bankrupt without question.” The Bank estimated that as much as $20trn-worth of assets could be at risk from climate change ... He covers banking, fintech, and finance for Yahoo Finance UK....

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Last-minute PPI claims slash Lloyds bank profits

The Observer 31 Oct 2019

Lloyds Banking Group has put aside a further £1.8bn to cover a surge in payment protection insurance (PPI) complaints before the August claims deadline, which nearly wiped out its quarterly profit ... PPI has become the banking industry’s biggest mis-selling scandal and Lloyds accounts for almost half the total bill, which has risen to around £50bn....

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Relief for PMC Bank depositors as RBI moves to sell attached assets

The Times of India 31 Oct 2019

As such it’s an internal matter of the bank,” said an official ... The fraud at PMC Bank came to light after the RBI discovered that the lender had allegedly created over 21,000 fictitious accounts to hide over Rs 4,300 crore of loans extended to almost-bankrupt HDIL....

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ConCourt rules controversial businessman not compelled to pay R82m his company owes Land Bank

Independent online (SA) 30 Oct 2019

Johannesburg - Controversial businessman Roux Shabangu emerged victorious on Tuesday after the Constitutional Court ruled he could not be legally compelled to pay the R82million his company owes the Land Bank ... Shabangu had earlier told the court that the claim by the bank would bankrupt him if it was enforced....