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Shift to green could be worth trillions for banks

Accenture

In 2007, Google famously became the first major company to be carbon neutral. That’s been the dominant narrative around sustainability. Until now, that is. There seems to be a definite shift to changing this narrative, a shift that could be worth trillions of dollars to the banking industry. According to….

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Get your ducks in a row: HVCRE risk management

Abrigo

In a recent Sageworks webinar Robert Ashbaugh, senior risk management consultant at Sageworks, discusses High Volatility Commercial Real Estate (HVCRE) lending best practices. How did we get here? Ashbaugh’s presentation begins with a quick summary of why regulators care about HVCRE.

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Alistair Darling was a rare exception: a politician who got things done

TheGuardian

The first was when, as chancellor of the exchequer during the 2007 global financial crash, it fell on him to manage the Treasury during an existential national crisis in which our major banks came within hours of collapse. Gordon Brown was UK prime minister from 2007 to 2010 Continue reading.

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Swiss Prosecutors Charge Credit Suisse Over Alleged Drug Money Laundering

PYMNTS

Credit Suisse has been indicted by Swiss prosecutors for allegedly failing to prevent money laundering, Bloomberg reports, adding that a former bank manager was also indicted alongside Credit Suisse. Credit Suisse, the case determined, had failed to freeze 35 million francs subject to a 2007 seizure order.

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Goldman Sachs Denied Dismissal Of Class-Action Lawsuit Over Subprime Mortgages

PYMNTS

Goldman Sachs Group – accuses the investment bank of suppressing secret dealings with a notable hedge fund manager as well as other conflicts of interest prior to the 2008 financial crisis. It also states that shareholders lost over $13 billion from February 2007 to June 2010. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation.

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Preparing For the 7 Waves From The Fed Hike

South State Correspondent

This decision coincided with rate hikes by the Swiss National Bank, its first since 2007, the Bank of England, and the European Central Bank announced at an emergency meeting that they would raise interest rates next month and again in September. This secular change will allow better-managed banks to outperform their peers. Conclusion.

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Should You Be Marking Loans To Market?

South State Correspondent

It was back in August of 2007 when credit spreads started to widen. By late 2007, liquidity started to dry up and credit spreads were materially wider. If only banks would have heeded the warning in 2007. A Short History of Asset Marks. Today’s Environment. Fast forward to today.

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