Banking
SUKUK ISSUANCE SURGES FORWARD
Market Report | Global Islamic Finance<br />
Despite lower volumes in 2013, sukuk issuance is on track for a record year.
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
TAKING THE STIGMA OUT OF TREASURY OUTSOURCING
Special Report | Treasury Outsourcing<br />
The concept of treasury outsourcing has been around since the 1980s, but until fairly recently, it enjoyed limited adoption, owing to concerns about operational control. But cost pressures are forcing treasurers to look at the concept again.
Award Ceremonies and Events
TRANSACTION PROCESSING AWARDS CEREMONY 2014
Global Finance held its Transaction Processing Awards ceremony in Boston in October—during SWIFT’s Annual Sibos conference. Leading corporate and financial executives from around the world were present to accept their awards and honor other recipients.
Banking
WHO’S WHO – FOREIGN EXCHANGE 2014
Global Finance’s annual list of Who’s Who in Foreign Exchange.
Awards
WORLD’S SAFEST BANKS 2014
Standard Bearers<br />
New entrants raise the benchmark for Global Finance’s annual ranking of the Top 50 Safest Global Banks.
Award Ceremonies and Events
WORLD’S SAFEST BANKS 2014 AWARDS CEREMONY
Global Finance awarded the top banks in its annual Safest Banks ranking at its Best Banks Awards Ceremony, held in conjunction with the IMF/World Bank meetings in Washington in mid-October.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
YOUNG CONSERVATIVE TAKES HELM IN BELGIUM
Newsmakers | Belgium<br />
After almost five months of parliamentary squabbling since the elections of May 25th, Belgium finally inaugurated a new government in mid-October.
Banking
SAUDI BANK IPO LEADS SURGE OF NEW SHARE ISSUES
Capital Markets | Middle East Equity<br />
The Middle East is experiencing a boom in initial public offerings, following years of relative inactivity since the global financial crisis. The area’s IPO markets began to recover in the fourth quarter of last year, and new share issues are now coming at a fever pitch, despite falling oil prices that could threaten regional economies.
Awards
Global Finance Names The World’s Best Foreign Exchange Providers 2015
NEW YORK, November 6, 2014 – Global Finance magazine has named the World’s Best Foreign Exchange Banks and Providers by country, region and category in an exclusive survey to be published in the January 2015 issue.
News
EMERGING MARKETS INFRASTRUCTURE RECEIVES BOOST
MILESTONES | GLOBAL<br />
World Bank Group president Jim Yong Kim announced the launch of a Global Infrastructure Facility during the World Bank–IMF fall meeting in Washington, DC, in October.
Data
Corporate Tax Rates by Country
Taxes paid by corporations can be measured in a number of ways, including the marginal corporate tax rate and the total taxes paid as a percentage of profits.
Features
Largest Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) 2015
A Sovereign Wealth Fund is a state-owned investment fund comprising financial assets such as stocks, bonds, real estate or other instruments and funded by foreign exchange assets.