Professor John Thanassoulis believes the EU regulations capping individual bank bonuses will be damaging to financial stability. Instead Professor Thanassoulis argues the bonus cap should be applied at the aggregate bank level and that this small change will make banks safer and lower pay in the whole sector.

BAWAG P.S.K. and Amundi today announced the signature of a definitive agreement to enter into a long-term strategic partnership in asset management. As part of the transaction, Amundi acquires BAWAG P.S.K. INVEST.

The slowdown of the Chinese economy, as reflected by GDP growth in Q3 2014, is not particularly serious. While there was a slight deceleration, GDP nonetheless increased by 7.3% year-on-year and by 1.9% quarter-on-quarter.

Total hedge fund capital increased to a record level in the third quarter as financial market volatility increased into quarter-end, with inflows concentrated in Event Driven and Fixed Income-based Relative Value Arbitrage strategies, according to the latest HFR Global Hedge Fund Industry Report...

This year however, it is not credit fundamentals that matter. It is all about central bank policy. As a rising tide lifts all boats, central bank liquidity injections are supporting all financial assets, from risk-free Treasuries to stocks.