Economics, Policy & Regulation
The GCC Welcomes Wellness Tourism
High-end wellness resorts, clinics, and spas are part of ambitious national development programs in Saudi Arabia and its neighbors.
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Auto Industry Races For Rare Earth Alternatives
The tit for tat between the Chinese and the US caused by the tariff war has choked the auto industry....
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
WeWork Eyes $407 Million IPO Comeback
WeWork India is preparing to raise up to 35 billion Indian rupees ($407 million) through an initial public offering expected in August.
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CIB Egypt Sees Growth In Africa’s Emerging Banking Opportunities
Africa’s fast-growing economies, FinTech innovation, and stable trade agreements offer abundant opportunities for CIB Egypt. Hisham Ezz Al-Arab, CIB Egypt’s Chairman & Managing Director, discusses the bank’s strategic expansion into Eastern Africa and strong position as financial partner to customers across the continent.
Transaction Banking
World’s Best Sub-Custodian Banks 2025
The move to T+1 trade settlement tests sub-custodians.
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Best Sub-Custodian Banks In Western Europe for 2025
BNP Paribas continues to build on its exceptional securities-services franchise through internal initiatives and partnerships that leverage technology for growth across its platform.
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Best Sub-Custodian Banks In North America 2025
CIBC Mellon, our winner in North America and Canada, continues to refine its comprehensive asset-servicing business model, emphasizing innovation, process...
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Best Sub-Custodian Banks In Middle East for 2025
Our winner for the Middle East, Standard Chartered, continues to drive its regional expansion with ongoing technology investment and product innovation.
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Harnessing Technology to Control Latin American FX Risk
From devaluation to revenue recognition, FX volatility creates significant challenges for companies operating in Latin America. With the right technology, companies can mitigate these risks and achieve greater control over their pricing strategies, says Rafael Bufacchi, Director of Finance at PrimeiroPay.
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Best Sub-Custodian Banks In Latin America for 2025
Providing a complete range of services and a robust securities-services infrastructure, Citi Latin America operates the most extensive custody franchise in the region, with a presence in seven countries.
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Best Sub-Custodian Banks In Central And Eastern Europe for 2025
UniCredit continues to demonstrate industry leadership in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) through an extensive franchise that offers comprehensive services and deep local-market knowledge.
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Best Sub-Custodian Banks In Asia-Pacific for 2025
Regional winner Standard Chartered operates an outstanding franchise in Asia-Pacific. The bank’s comprehensive service offerings span 13 countries. High levels of service and an expanding range of asset classes for institutional investors have led to strong growth in assets under custody from existing clients and new mandates in these markets. In recognition of this progress, Standard Chartered is also our choice as country winner in Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
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Best Sub-Custodian Banks In Africa 2025
On the African continent, regional winner Standard Bank continues to enhance its business model to better support its extensive franchise with robust systems and capabilities. The bank’s Investor Services division operates the largest sub-custody network in sub-Saharan Africa, spanning 16 countries.
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The future of banking is not only digital, it may be digital-only
Digitization didn’t just help banks transform; it pushed them to reimagine the business. With transactions migrating en masse to digital channels in the Covid pandemic, banks should not only speed up their transformation programs but also revisit the scope of their role in customers’ lives. Establishing digital-only proposition would set them up nicely for the digital age, at scale.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Cash, Conflict, And AI: What Forces Are Driving Cyber M&A?
Recent volatility in capital markets, combined with evolving dynamics in the cybersecurity sector, has triggered an exponential boom in cyber mergers and acquisitions (M&A) across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Several key trends are driving this surge.