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Banking

SIBOS 2014: BIRD’S EYE VIEW

SIBOS SUPERSECTION 2014 | INTRODUCTION The Sibos financial services conference—sponsored each year by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT)—will be held in Boston this year in September and, according to organizers, is likely to have a record turnout of attendees and media.

Banking

SIBOS 2014: BLURRED VISION ON COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT

SIBOS SUPERSECTION 2014 | COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT Treasurers are warily eyeing the impact of new regulations on the amount of collateral they must hold against hedged positions—and these new regs will affect their ability to manage and forecast cash.

Banking

SIBOS 2014: DIGITAL BY DESIGN

SIBOS SUPERSECTION 2014 | THE INNOVATORS Global Finance presents its second annual look at some of the key innovations over the past year within the transaction services space. We make use of the OECD’s Oslo Manual of Innovation, along with submissions, key research and the input of experts, to evaluate those banks and service providers that stand out in terms of innovation over the past year.

Banking

SIBOS 2014: INNOVATION—MIND THE GAP

SIBOS SUPERSECTION 2014 | THE INNOVATORS Treasury solutions still don’t provide much business intelligence as they lack good integration with ERP systems. But banks and vendors are starting to close the gap.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

SIBOS 2014: SEEKING HOLISTIC SOLUTIONS

SIBOS SUPERSECTION 2014 | SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCE New SCF solutions are offering a range of tools to help suppliers manage working capital and diversify funding sources.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

SLOVAKIA: BRIGHT PROSPECTS

FRONTIER MARKETS REPORT | SLOVAKIA Slovakia has moved resolutely to compete with other former Soviet-bloc nations for foreign direct investment.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

SOUTHEAST ASIA HAS RECORD OUTBOUND M&A

FINANCE & CAPITAL | TRENDS: SOVEREIGN DEBT: SNAPSHOT: M&A

Economics, Policy & Regulation

WILL MARITIME CONFLICTS PUSH ASEAN TO NEW REGIONAL ROLE?

ASIA The members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are faced with important decisions over the organization’s future amid increasing conflicts between China and member states over territorial claims in the South China Sea.

Award Winners

WORLD’S BEST SUBCUSTODIANS 2014

Subcustodians are being pressured by declining margins and low interest rates at the same time they are trying to cope with an onslaught of new regulatory requirements. For those with the skill and the wherewithal to meet the challenges, however, the business of protecting and servicing client assets remains profitable. Global investing is expected to continue to increase in the future.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

News & Features Archive

SIBOS 2014: BIRD’S EYE VIEW

SIBOS 2014: BLURRED VISION ON COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT

SIBOS 2014: DIGITAL BY DESIGN

SIBOS 2014: INNOVATION—MIND THE GAP

SIBOS 2014: SEEKING HOLISTIC SOLUTIONS

SLOVAKIA: BRIGHT PROSPECTS

SOUTHEAST ASIA HAS RECORD OUTBOUND M&A

WILL MARITIME CONFLICTS PUSH ASEAN TO NEW REGIONAL ROLE?

WORLD’S BEST SUBCUSTODIANS 2014

WOULD SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE PUSH UP PUBLIC BORROWING RATES?

YOUNG QATARI EMIR TAKES GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT

FIVE MINUTES WITH MARC CHANDLER