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FSB Says Higher Bank Capital Requirements Will Remain

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Europe’s Financial Stability Board ( FSB ) said on Friday (June 7) that higher bank capital requirements, which were put on the books during the financial crisis, will remain. When the banks were required to increase their capital in 2010, they argued it would hurt their ability to keep up their lending pace.

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FSB Says Higher Bank Capital Requirements Will Remain

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Europe’s Financial Stability Board said Friday (June 7) that higher bank capital requirements put on the books during the financial crisis will remain. When the banks were required to increase their capital back in 2010 they argued it would hurt their ability to keep up their lending pace. In January the U.K.

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Delivery Apps, Market Saturation Push UK Restaurants Into Bankruptcies

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British restaurants hit a milestone in 2018 — the number of insolvent ones hit an all time high, and has even doubled since 2010, according to report by Reuters. According to a study by the accountant firm Price Bailey, restaurants are struggling because of the proliferation of delivery apps, and also the saturation of the market.

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2022 Dodd-Frank Stress Test Scenarios Released

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recently released the economic and financial market scenarios that will be used in the upcoming stress tests for covered institutions. Equity market volatility, as measured by the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (VIX), declines in 2022 by about 6.5 to hover around 2.50

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eCommerce Site Wish Drops 16.4 Pct On First Day Of Trading

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16) for the company's market debut, CNBC reported. Wish, founded in 2010 by former Google engineer Peter Szulczewski , has become known as a market for low- and middle-class shoppers, gaining it a reputation as an online dollar store, CNBC reported. billion with an implied market capitalization of $14 billion, PYMNTS reported.

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Solve This Problem with Your Strategic Horizon

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Strategic Horizon and Capital As mentioned, the problem that bank’s often run into when it comes to strategic planning is their time horizon is too short. The fundamental problem is a bank’s implied average life of capital is long, some 18+ years, but their strategic horizon is too short – likely under three years.

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Report: Companies Say Amazon Accessed Proprietary Info To Make Its Own Products

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Four years ago, the eCommerce giant’s venture capital fund invested in the Seattle-based company and gained access to the technology startup’s finances and other confidential information. In 2010, Amazon invested in LivingSocial , the daily deals website, gaining a 30 percent stake, the WSJ reported.

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