'Strong governance for better banking'

The Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) has been organizing the Annual Banking Conference since 2012 as an information and knowledge-sharing forum targeting academics, researchers, and practitioners, and a large number of participants from home and abroad take part in the
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Fortune Brands Home & Security logo Calamos Advisors LLC lessened its stake in Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc (NYSE:FBHS) by 2.1% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 82,763 shares of the industrial products company's stock after selling 1,754 shares during the
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Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Honeywell International by 2.5% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 49,713,013 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $6,626,247,000 after buying an additional 1,234,672 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. grew its stake
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Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. boosted its stake in Navistar International by 10.9% in the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 4,367 shares of the company's stock worth $115,000 after buying an additional 430 shares during the last quarter. Invictus RG acquired a new stake in
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Qatari real estate sector steady and consistent despite siege, says SAK report … Field studies conducted by SAK Holding Group's Market Watch Office have revealed that the country's real estate sector “demonstrated unparalleled steadiness” against the unjust siege imposed on against Qatar in June
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Long before baseball games were broadcast to televisions all around the globe, fans still had a chance to see their heroes on the screen. How, you ask? Just as today's athletes are big enough celebrities to film cameos in TV and movies, baseball players of yore got a chance to star in old Hollywood fare
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The institutional investor owned 16,745 shares of the technology company's stock after buying an additional 9,143 shares during the period. Aperio Group LLC owned 0.05% of Anixter International worth $1,273,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Several other hedge funds have also added to or
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Hackensack, Berry Street : 3,600 square feet, former medical office, 1,800 SF of 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bath apartment w/laundry and full attic. Bergenfield, Blauvelt Avenue: 5,998 square feet, four spacious bedrooms all on the second floor including a grand master bedroom with master bath and large closet,
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A culture of default loans in Bangladesh's banking sector has concentrated people's entrusted money into the hands of a few bad people, putting the entire sector in risk, speakers at a regional banking conference have said. Several banks were already in a precarious state and this could bring the
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Meanwhile, Thailand's former finance minister Korn Chatikavanij said that a large number of consumers in Vietnam are bypassing the inefficient old-style banking system in favour of mobile banking. Still, many Thais feel more comfortable with the brick and mortar banking system and are reluctant to
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“It's a little bit frustrating to see us in second position, but City has been outstanding this season and it will be a miracle to catch them,” Fortune told PA. “They are going to have to lose every single game and we're going to have to win every single game, but the signs are there for next season and there's
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Lending rates are heading north as banks build a deposit base to meet rising credit demand. From April 1, the MCLR, which until now was pegged lower, and base rates have to be aligned with each other. This is forcing banks to raise MCLR, so that base rates do not soften the rates for too many loans
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After the Great Recession, Democrats under President Obama instituted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which has brought government oversight over banks, and has guarded against scams and rip-offs from financial predators, brokers and lenders. Now, President Trump and
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SUN Savings Bank's growth momentum accelerated in 2017, as total assets surged to P1.23 billion as compared to only P871 million in 2016. This increase in total assets translated to a growth rate of 41 percent, in tandem with the growth of the Philippine economy. Total loans surpassed the billion peso
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The country's largest peer-to-peer lending platform said that it had supported the creation of more than 2,400 jobs since it began its Irish operations almost five years ago. Linked Finance, which connects local businesses in need of loans with an online lending community of individuals, institutions and
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Already, a number of lending institutions have announced rate hikes selectively. How should depositors and borrowers react to these changes? What strategies must they follow in the emerging scenario? Let's find the answers. Depositors, especially senior citizens who depend on interest income, can
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The first half ended without transacting much business because of protests by members from Andhra Pradesh over the issue of Special Category Status to their southern state. But the second half is likely to be dominated by $1.77 billion bank fraud that has shaken confidence in India's state-dominated
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The Chief Executive Officer, Fine and Country West Africa, Mrs. Udo Okonjo has urged women to take advantage of investment opportunities in the real estate. She made this call at an executive breakfast meeting where she engaged a few highflying career women and some driven millennials.
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“Investment banks are recruiting more actively this year – more headcount approvals are in place. I'm fairly positive about the hiring outlook,” says former J.P. Morgan analyst Hubert Tam, now managing partner of search firm Sirius Partners in Hong Kong. “That's mainly because the macro economy,
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The Realty segment provides residential real estate services, originations of a range of mortgage loans, resort property management, and residential and commercial title insurance. Receive News & Ratings for TowneBank Daily – Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the
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