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The haute banque emerged as an elite or sub-category of private banks in France during the Restauration (1815 – 1830) and reached its climax in the 1850s and 1860s. These institutions were well respected and dealt with major international businesses which also had business with the State....

Topics: - recent and future developments in retail payments and retail payment economics; - impact of the economic crisis on retail banking and retail payments; - payment habits and the use of different payment instruments; - integration of retail payment markets; - consolidation, economies of...

In response to the financial crisis of 2007-2009, a number of countries are currently reconsidering and changing the setup of their financial supervisory system. In a large number of countries, central banks will be given a more prominent role, in micro- and especially in macro-prudential...