Banking
Islamic Finance Is Gaining Ground—And Sophistication
Still finding its way onto the broader global stage, Islamic finance is expanding its reach and rising to new heights in delivering added value to consumer and business markets alike.
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Market Braces For $2 Trillion In EM Debt
<strong>Trends | Emerging Markets</strong><br />
Emerging markets sovereigns and corporates will need to refinance up to $2 trillion of debt coming due in the next five years, as a result of extravagant borrowing earlier this decade when commodity prices were soaring and cheap financing was readily available.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Multinationals Need A Culture Shock
<strong>Management | Corporate Culture</strong><br />
Several recent financial and corruption scandals have forced multinationals to develop comprehensive corporate conduct and compliance programs.
News
Philippine President Sparks Market Jitters
<strong>Philippines</strong><br />
Investor unease over the future of the Philippines, one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing economies, has soared following Rodrigo Duterte’s landslide victory in the May presidential election.
Award Winners
Q+A: Dato’ Muzaffar Hisham; CEO of Maybank Group Islamic Banking
Maybank Islamic is developing outside Malaysia, establishing a footprint in the region. With a return on equity of 16%, achieved despite a capital ratio of 17%, the trick will be to sustain the bank’s bullish approach to investing despite the country’s economic downturn.
Award Winners
Q+A: Hussain Al Qemzi; CEO, Noor Bank
Noor Bank focuses on select business segments and eyes the digital payment space that will offer some of the best opportunities over the next couple of years.
Award Winners
Q+A: Majed Al-Saif; General Manager, Corporate Communications & Public Affairs, Samba Financial Group
Retail demand for Islamic finance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the wider region keeps increasing. Growth areas include structured hedging and investment products, project and aviation finance, equity-linked and greenfield project sukuk.
News
Saudi Prince, “Minister of Everything,” Wields Power Behind Throne
<strong>Saudi Arabia</strong><br />
Known as the Minister of Everything, deputy crown prince Mohammad bin Salman, the favored 30-year-old son of the geriatric king of Saudi Arabia, is a man on a mission.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Serial Inverters Curtailed As Global Reforms Move Forward
<strong>Trends | Inversions</strong><br />
The US Treasury Department’s recent rules against corporate inversions are intended to stop “serial inverters.”
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Shamed Panama Sees Its Flourishing Economy At Risk
<strong>Panama</strong><br />
The country has been a stellar performer in Latin America, but now a worldwide scandal about its massive offshore financial industry is putting Panama’s economic growth at risk.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Tax Planning Goes On Steroids
<strong>Tax Reporting & Compliance</strong><br />
The OECD’s “Base Erosion and Profit Shifting” principles are being incorporated into tax laws in some nations, requiring more transparency from corporate treasury departments.
Features
The Innovators 2016 | Table of Contents
Finance sector innovations have cut costs and improved convenience but have not been transformative. Will bankers and treasurers—traditionally risk-averse players—ever brainstorm a revolutionary breakthrough?