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The bail-in regime is one of various measures the G20 member countries and the Financial Stability Board put in place after the near-collapse of the banking system following the 2008 financial crisis.
The bail-in regime pr...
October can be a scary month for investors, as volatility brings with it memories of past market crashes, recessions and speculation about future downturns.
But it takes more than a slowdown to create a full-blow...
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As markets reflect on the 10-year anniversary of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy filing, it’s important to remember what put that financial powerhouse into a situation that helped usher in the 2008 financial crisis.
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There are various key benchmarks that banks and other financial institutions use to figure out the rate at which they should lend money.
In the U.S. and Europe, one of the most commonly used is LIBOR, or the London Interba...
When you borrow money from a bank, you usually get an interest rate that tells you what borrowing that money will cost you. With that percentage, you are able to figure out the amount you’ll eventually have to pay back. That ...