Expert Comment
Barclays fraud charge - a strong warning about white collar crime
Barclays PLC and four former executives have been charged with fraud over their actions in the 2008 financial crisis. The Serious Fraud Office case relates to billions of pounds the bank raised from Qatari investors, enabling it to avoid a government bailout. Juan Gozzi Valdez, Assistant Professor, Economics briefly comments
HSBC'S new voice and fingerprint ID system
Professor Ian Robertson from the Department of Computer Science discusses HSBC'S new voice and fingerprint ID system being made available to its customers...
"Many German politicians are still leaning towards Grexit" - Dr Dennis Novy
Dr Dennis Novy, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick, says that while "a new bailout deal will likely be reached between Greece and its creditors" and that the political climate in Brussels has improved", many German politicians are still leaning towards Grexit and the IMF is not on board.
Barclays Chief Executive sacking shows banks are failing to meet investors' profit expectations - Associate Professor Dr Lena Rethel
"The sacking of Barclay's boss Antony Jenkins is a sign that banks still struggle to develop innovative business models that meet investors' profit expectations whilst avoiding the excessive risk-taking that prevailed in the run up to the global financial crisis." says Dr Lena Rethel.
Greece: Lack of liquidity could lead to a “humanitarian crisis”
If remained unanswered the immediate necessity of liquidity might develop into a “humanitarian crisis”, argues leading European banking and law analyst Dr Giuliano Castellano of the University of Warwick.