Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
BEST SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCE PROVIDERS 2014
The need for financing for supply-side firms continues to grow—particularly in emerging and frontier markets. More companies are looking to SCF to fill this gap.
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WORLD’S BEST SUBCUSTODIANS 2014
Subcustodians are being pressured by declining margins and low interest rates at the same time they are trying to cope with an onslaught of new regulatory requirements. For those with the skill and the wherewithal to meet the challenges, however, the business of protecting and servicing client assets remains profitable. Global investing is expected to continue to increase in the future.
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ISLAMIC FINANCE AWARDS: NEW STRUCTURES, NEW MARKETS
ANNUAL AWARDS: BEST ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 2014<br />
Islamic finance is going mainstream, with new banks opening and new regulatory endeavors under way in this dynamic global mar
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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.
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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.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
ANNUAL SURVEY: WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2014
In our 21st annual survey, Global Finance identifies the best banks in 150 countries and eight regions. The winners are not always the biggest banks, but rather, the best—those with the qualities that corporations should look for when choosing a bank.
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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.
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BEST BANKS 2014: LATIN AMERICA
While Latin American banks continued to expand their client base and footprints, the sector still faced important challenges.
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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.
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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
BEST BANKS 2014: ASIA-PACIFIC
Developing Asia will grow by 6.2% this year and 6.5% next, according to Asian Development Bank estimates, up slightly from 6.1% in 2013. Despite the uptick in overall growth, banks around the region continue to face challenging landscapes.
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Global Finance Names The World’s Best Supply Chain Finance Providers 2014
Global Finance launched the awards in recognition of the growing significance of the supply chain and the various financing solutions that are now available to enhance working capital and optimize DSO and DPO for buyers and suppliers. Global Finance selected winners across sixteen global and eight regional categories.