Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
RECORD KENYAN BOND WHETS APPETITE FOR AFRICAN DEBT
FINANCE & CAPITAL | TRENDS: SOVEREIGN DEBT
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
RUSSIA REAPS REWARDS FOR STEADY CHINESE COURTSHIP
RUSSIA/CHINA<br />
The recent raft of Chinese investments into Russia following president Putin’s May visit to Shanghai might look like a rapid response to counter Western sanctions.
Banking
SALON: EBENEZER ESSOKA, STANDARD CHARTERED
Ebenezer Essoka, a native of Cameroon, is vice chair for Africa at Standard Chartered. He sat down with Global Finance to discuss African trade and the need for African policymakers to ensure that foreign investment deals are in the best interest of all stakeholders.<br />
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Banking
SIBOS 2014: BIRD’S EYE VIEW
SIBOS SUPERSECTION 2014 | INTRODUCTION<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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.