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       Posted on January 13th, 2013

The New Debit Card Regulations: Initial Effects on Networks and Banks

American consumers are using debit cards more than ever before, triggering key changes in the payment card industry and affecting how banks and merchants do business.

Controversy has arisen as the industry raised the fees it charges on merchants for debit transaction processing—fees that merchants may pass on to consumers, affecting the [...]


       Posted on January 13th, 2013

Outlook for financial services – Eurozone – Winter edition — 2012/13

While the economic forecast for the Eurozone in 2013 shows painful progress towards stability, Eurozone banks and insurers will face another difficult year. The north-south divide will become more entrenched this year; while the outlook for lending in northern markets is slowly improving, the outlook for southern markets is bleak as banks contend [...]


       Posted on January 13th, 2013

Final Exemptive Order Regarding Compliance With Certain Swap Regulations – CFTC Final order

On July 12, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘CFTC’’) published for public comment, pursuant to section 4(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act (‘‘CEA’’), a proposed order (‘‘Proposed Order’’) that would grant market participants temporary conditional relief from certain provisions of the CEA, as amended by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank [...]


       Posted on January 10th, 2013

Credit Rating Agencies: Internal Controls Designed to Ensure the Integrity of the Credit Rating Process and Procedures to Manage Conflicts of Interest – IOSCO Final Report

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a final report on Credit Rating Agencies: Credit Rating Agencies: Internal Controls Designed to Ensure the Integrity of the Credit Rating Process and Procedures to Manage Conflicts of Interest. This report form part of IOSCO´s effort to improve the integrity of credit rating agencies [...]


       Posted on January 10th, 2013

Private Equity, HRM and Employment

This paper analyses the employment, wages, HRM and industrial relations impact of private equity, drawing upon empirical evidence from various countries and institutional contexts. The authors identify different types of private equity backed buyouts and highlight the impact of creating value through long and short term ownership, and strategies emphasizing increased efficiency or [...]


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