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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Giving Back To Mother Nature

Corporate sustainability is no longer just a box-ticking exercise. Increasingly, CFOs are making the link between measuring the environmental, social and cultural impact of their activities and long-term business value.

Banking

Global Finance Names The World’s Best Securities Services Providers 2016

NEW YORK, May 13, 2016 - Global Finance magazine has announced selections for the World’s Best Securities Services Providers 2016, which includes the fourteenth annual list of the World’s Best Subcustodians.

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Growing Strong And Clean

Ralph Hamers, CEO and chairman of ING Group, talks with Global Finance about how ING’s lending practices and use of fintech are bolstering the bank—and sustaining the environment.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Iconoclast Economy Minister Mixes It Up

He’s a kickboxer and a football fanatic, an accomplished pianist and possibly the next president of France—and only 38.

Country Report

Indonesia Giving Mixed Messages

President Jokowi is a radical departure from Indonesia’s political and military elite, which perhaps explains why he is such a populist leader at home. But foreign investors find him difficult to read.

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Internationalization Picks Up Speed

Bank of China, the fourth-largest bank in the world, has been an ener-getic leader in expanding overseas. In an interview with Global Finance, Chen Siqing, the bank’s president, spoke about internationalization efforts and the importance of overseas growth.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Investor Unease Ahead Of Philippines Election

On May 9, voters in the Philippines will elect a new president amid growing concerns over whether the strong legacy of president Benigno Aquino III will continue.

Banking

Japanese Banks Jump Into The Market

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ is learning to speak Arabic.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Kashkari Declares War On Big US Banks

US: At 42, he is a former banker, a former bailout czar and a former politician. He wants to persuade the public, from Wall Street to Main Street, that large banks pose a risk to the economic system.The risk is too high, he says, and must be eliminated—surely not a minor feat, not even for one of the presidents of the mighty Federal Reserve.

Features

KEB Hana: United For Regional Strength

When Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) merged with Hana Bank, they formed Korea’s largest bank, with $243 billion in total assets in 2015, and $143 billion in lending as of November. CEO Ham Young-joo sat down with Global Finance editors to discuss economic conditions and KEB Hana’s plans for growth.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Kingdom’s Economy Sputters, Austerity Plan Unveiled

Low oil prices are taking a heavy toll on Saudi Arabia’s economy, which is facing even greater austerity under deputy crown prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud’s plans to raise $100 billion a year from subsidy cuts and new levies.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Lifting The Veil On Iranian Banks

We present a rare tour of the newly opened Iranian banking sector. Westerners will be surprised by what they find—in both philosophy and performance—in this long-hidden area of the banking world.