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Global Finance’s Private Bank Awards 2021 Virtual Awards Ceremony

In the December 2020 issue, Global Finance published the sixth annual World’s Best Private Bank Awards for 2021. The awards recognized organizations that best served the needs of high-net-worth individuals seeking to enhance, preserve and pass on their wealth.

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World’s Most Unbanked Countries

Hundreds of millions of people globally have no checking or savings bank account. Financial exclusion undermines their quality of life and hold their nations’ economies back.

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A New Brand Of Shareholder Activism At Omnicom

Powerful investors are known for tackling gender wage gaps or unconscious bias, but hate speech is new.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Asian Banks Consolidating Under Pressure

The coming months will require regional banks to manage growing distressed debts and conserve their capital, causing many to look for partners.

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Brussels, Beijing Ink Trade Deal

Strongly advocated by Germany, the agreement drew criticism from other European Union member states concerned with issues ranging from Beijing’s human rights record to cybersecurity and technology transfer.

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Calling The Shots: Private Equity In China

Following the lead of their US counterparts, China’s private equity funds are angling for bigger ownership stakes and a louder voice in the country’s corporate sector.

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Coinbase IPO Breaks New Ground

Total cryptocurrency-market capitalization surpassed $1 trillion for the first time last month, suggesting that yet more companies with a stake in the sector may be preparing to test the waters.

Features

Commitment To Equality: Angela Berg Q&A

Angela Berg, partner and leader of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) practice at Mercer, speaks to Global Finance about the need for more-proactive corporate leadership on human equity.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Crypto Seller Slammed With SEC Lawsuit

News of the action pummeled the price of the XRP token at a time of surging demand for cryptocurrencies by institutional investors.

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Germany: A Successor At Last?

Angela Merkel’s center-right Christian Democratic Union choseArmin Laschetto lead the party.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Global Shakeout

In 2021, the world’s companies will back off bond buying in favor of paying down debt and making strategic acquisitions.

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Gulf States Bury The Hatchet With Qatar

The Trump administration worked to persuade the kingdom to end the standoff, leading to an agreement mediated by Kuwait.