Tiziana Barghini, Author at Global Finance Magazine

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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Sovereign Bonds Fly High On Low Rates

As sovereign issuers tried to lock in record-low interest rates ahead of any increases by the US Federal Reserve, a recordamount of new sovereign bonds was sold in the first part of 2016.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

The High Cost Of Carrying Cash

With interest rates in the gutter, large corporations are looking to put their excess funds to good use.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Debt Piling Up Faster Than Cash

Forget about the hoards of cash held by some US nonfinancial corporations. For most of them, their biggest worry may soon be their debt.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Ailing Lending Club Shakes Up Shadow Banking Boardroom

Trends | Shadow Banking Renaud Laplanche, Lending Club’s founder, chief executive and public face, resigned abruptly in mid-May. His resignation casts a pall over not only the peer-to-peer lender that claims to be the world’s largest online marketplace connecting borrowers and investors, but also the shadow banking industry as a whole.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Shamed Panama Sees Its Flourishing Economy At Risk

Panama The country has been a stellar performer in Latin America, but now a worldwide scandal about its massive offshore financial industry is putting Panama’s economic growth at risk.

Award Winners

Growing Strong And Clean

Ralph Hamers, CEO and chairman of ING Group, talks with Global Finance about how ING’s lending practices and use of fintech are bolstering the bank—and sustaining the environment.

Award Winners

Regulation, Diversification, Innovation

Nordea Chief Financial Officer Heikki Ilkka, appointed in December after many years with Ernst &Young, talked with Global Finance editors about how the bank is handling negative interest rates and regulatory challenges, and how it deploys technology to satisfy its customers.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Seeking A More Stable World Economy

Alberto Bisin, professor of econo-mics at New York University and fellow at the Econometric Society, studies social, financial and behavioral economics, regulation and income distribution. He spoke with Global Finance on Brexit and other global risks.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Argentina Making Peace With International Investors

Milestones | Argentina As Argentina prepares to launch a new bond issue in April, marking its return to international capital markets, investors are once again turning their attention to Buenos Aires, which has known 15 years of isolation.

News

Down, But Not Out

Retail sales in the Middle East are susceptible to lower oil prices and falling consumer demand, but international retail chains still view the region’s long-term investment prospects positively.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Banks Look To Enhance Cross-Border Payments Transparency

Capital Markets | Cross-Border Payments Forty-five international banks have teamed up with the financial messaging provider Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) to launch an initiative aimed at making cross-border payments faster and more transparent.

News

Can Boosting Business Productivity Unleash New Gains?

In the past century, gains in productivity and living standards were made as a result of advances in technology. But where can we expect gains to come from in this century—and are they likely to be gradual or dramatic? The answer depends on whether you believe the optimists or the pessimists.