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Banking

Owen Leads New Unit At RBS

NEWSMAKERS: UNITED KINGDOM By Anita Hawser Since its bailout after the 2008 financial crisis, Royal Bank of Scotland has come under pressure from the government to increase lending, and recent reports suggest the government is considering fully nationalizing ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Risk Management: Political Risk

KEEPING RISK IN CHECK By Paula Green Political risk insurance is of increasing interest as unstable geopolitical conditions affect corporate operations. Expect the unexpected. That is what corporate risk officers worldwide have taken away from the unforeseen ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Russia Finally Seated At The WTO Table

MILESTONES: RUSSIA By Kim Iskyan After a 19-year process, on August 22, Russia finally became a full-fledged member of the World Trade Organization. Russia expects long-term benefits from WTO membership Accession will have little impact in the short ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Salon: Robert Brusca, FAO Economics

ECONOMIC CHEMOTHERAPY By Udayan Gupta Global Finance sat down with economist Robert Brusca, head of consultancy FAO Economics, to discuss the global outlook, the future of Greece and the problem with current-account surpluses and deficits. Brusca has been ...

Banking

SIBOS 2012

SWIFT AND EFFICIENT By Denise Bedell More companies than ever are now connecting directly to their banks and counterparties via the global SWIFT messaging system—970 corporates worldwide, at last count. That figure may seem small, but these ...

Banking

SIBOS: Centralization: Under One Roof

SHARING THE BURDEN By Karen Kroll New regulations and global uncertainty are reviving corporate focus on payment factories and in-house banks. As companies look further outside their borders for new growth and increased regulation makes tracking cash ...

Banking

SIBOS: Going Mobile

ELEGANT, YET SIMPLE By Paula Green Corporates are beginning to use mobile finance solutions not only for payments but also to monitor risk and plan for contingencies. Mobile mania is just beginning to make its way into ...

Banking

SIBOS: SWIFT For Corporates

BEYOND CONNECTIVITY By Rebecca Brace SWIFT continues to roll out new company-focused initiatives as its corporate user-base grows. As SWIFT’s corporate membership figures rise—the number currently stands at around 970–the bank-owned cooperative is working on a number ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Stats: Commodity Prices Hit Emerging Markets Hardest

Commodity Prices And Emerging Markets Rising commodity prices have a much bigger effect on the performance of emerging markets economies than they do in developed markets. “This chart is important because it shows how sensitive emerging markets are to ...

Banking

The Struggle For Energy & Power In Asia

ASIA'S POWER NEXUS By Arthur Clennam I ndia relies on Indonesian coal to power its utilities, and both nations face huge increases in coal-fired power demand. But bureaucratic red tape makes it difficult for either nation to increase ...

Award Winners

Winners’ Circle: Safest/Biggest Banks

CREAM OF THE CROP By Kathryn Tully Presenting the Winners’ Circle: the longest-running leaders of Global Finance’s World’s Safest Banks and World’s Biggest Banks rankings. WORLD’S SAFEST After 2008, the global recession ensured that the risks inherent ...

Banking

World’s Best Banks 2012: Country Winners

By Gordon Platt, Thomas Clouse, Jonathan Gregson & Antonio Guerrero Country Winners World’s Best Banks 2012 Back To Main Article World’s Best Banks 2012: Global Winners World’s Best Banks 2012: Regional Winners