Published Articles
Important findings from the CBM’s Financial Stability Report
One of the functions of a central bank is to ensure financial stability within its jurisdiction. In this respect, the Central Bank…
Banks’ Business Model Sustainability
The announcement by HSBC Bank Malta plc issued two weeks’ ago regarding the closure of a number of branches and the intention…
Organising Capital Markets Days
At this time of the year, many companies listed across the main European stock exchanges are organising their Capital Markets Day and…
US market gains for 3rd consecutive quarter
In last week’s article, I reviewed the performance of the Malta capital market during the third quarter of the year showing some…
MGS outperform shares in Q3
The third quarter came to a close last Monday and the main highlight during the summer months is generally the interim reporting…
Investor profiles and expectations in the context of investment risk
What does a rational investor consider when assessing an investment opportunity? We are likely to receive different answers from different people if…
The search for yield intensifies
In last week’s article I mentioned that as a result of the renewed monetary policy easing measures by the world’s major central…
QE returns across the eurozone
The main event across international financial markets last week was the European Central Bank’s monetary policy meeting that took place between Wednesday…
Banking sector overview
In recent weeks, there were several articles published in the local media explaining the wide-ranging developments currently taking place across the banking…