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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

THE NEW SHAPE OF SUBCUSTODY

Global Finance gathered executives in London for its annual subcustody roundtable. Participants focused on the impact of new European regulations on subcustodial banks, outsourcing and how technology is affecting the market.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

US: FIELDS’ FIRST TEST ON FORD’S BREAD AND BUTTER

NEWSMAKERS: UNITED STATES<br /> New Ford CEO Fields is about to be put to the test.<br />

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

WILL M-PESA FLY IN EUROPE?

MILESTONES: EUROPE<br /> African success story M-Pesa dials up Europe.

Features

Despite U.S. Prodding, Renminbi Liberalization to Proceed at China’s Pace

During his trip to China in mid-May, US Treasury secretary Jacob Lew repeated a favorite Washington refrain: Authorities in Beijing should do more to allow the renminbi to trade freely against the dollar.

Awards

BEST BANKS 2014: EUROPE

The region battled continuing recession or, at best, slow growth, a tightening regulatory environment and country-specific banking taxes or fines for past misdemeanors.

Awards

BEST BANKS 2014: NORTH AMERICA

The banks of North America as a group are fundamentally strong. Of 30 US banks that participated in the Federal Reserve’s second round of stress tests, 25 passed with flying colors, according to results released in March.

Awards

BEST BANKS 2014: AFRICA

The financial system in Africa varies from the highly developed banking institutions of South Africa and Nigeria to the barely organized banking sector of South Sudan, the world’s newest country.

Awards

BEST BANKS 2014: LATIN AMERICA

While Latin American banks continued to expand their client base and footprints, the sector still faced important challenges.

Awards

BEST BANKS 2014: MIDDLE EAST

Banks in the Middle East are liquid and well capitalized, particularly in the oil-producing countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Awards

BEST U.S. REGIONAL BANKS: 2014

Since the global financial crisis, US regional banks have taken market share in corporate banking away from the national money-center banks, which have dialed back on risk to rebuild their balance sheets.

Banking

BANKING: BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE

Corporate banking has always lagged the retail sector when it comes to the adoption of digital technologies, but mobile-banking services are gathering pace—and some visionaries are even contemplating banking services based on wearable technologies.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

BRAZIL’s MANTEGA TAKES A HIT, STILL STANDING

Brazilian Finance minister Guido Mantega may be dealing with both internal and external headwinds, but he—and Brazil—are still standing.