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Executive Interviews

Risk Management: Ram Charan’s Advice for CFOs on Global Competition

Ram Charan is an adviser to CEOs and boards, building his reputation by advising them at some of the world's largest companies. In this conversation, he outlines global business strategies and how CFOs can stay competitive.

Banking

Big Banks Signal Strong 2nd Half After Q2 Earnings Soar

The largest North American and European banks all posted double-digit percentage gains in profit, even as higher-for-longer inflation looms.

Executive Interviews

CFO Corner: Steffen Kindler, Holcim

Holcim CFO Steffen Kindler on executing a regional spinoff, AI value creation, and team leadership.

Vietnam’s New Wealth: How Techcombank is Shaping Private Banking

Treasury teams are adapting to ongoing market volatility by treating uncertainty as the norm.

News

Treasury Turbulence Becomes Business as Usual

Treasury teams are adapting to ongoing market volatility by treating uncertainty as the norm.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

The CFOs of Summer

For these CFOs, summer is where the year is won or lost.

Private Credit

The Hidden Risks of Payment-in-Kind

Liquidity relief today, strain tomorrow: PIK loans offer private credit flexibility but can mask risk.

News

Report: Fintech Growth Rebounds With 22% Revenue Surge

A new report finds global fintech revenues topped $504 billion as sector growth outpaced traditional finance.

How Europe’s Stablecoins Could Redefine Digital Money

Once viewed as peripheral to traditional banking, stablecoins are now entering the mainstream of European financial strategy, as regulation matures and institutions explore new ways to modernise payments without sacrificing trust or stability.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

After a ‘Family Fight,’ FOMC Maintains Target Rate

The “family fight” over setting the Fed Funds Rate that Federal Reserve Board Chairman Kevin Warsh has desired resulted in...

Insurance

Iran Conflict Redefines ‘War’

An insurance consortium to help ships transit the Strait of Hormuz may reflect a new definition of war for purposes of maritime claims, depending on new armed-conflict provisions under debate.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

BYD Drives EV Growth Through European Banks

Outsourcing credit lets the Chinese EV maker scale fast while leaving asset risks to lenders.

Features

Insurance Talent Shortage or Workforce Reconfiguration?

Caught between a wave of retirements and a weak talent pipeline, the insurance industry faces a tech and AI talent shortage that is forcing a major workforce reconfiguration.

Transaction Banking in Transition: Societe Generale’s Blueprint For Integrated Global Solutions

As global trade undergoes one of its biggest transformations in decades, transaction banking has become a strategic priority rather than a back-office function.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

South Africa’s Reforms of Trade Logistics Move Slowly

Freight rail and port reforms being implemented by South Africa can boost the country’s role as a trade gateway between...