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Press Release: Global Finance Names The 50 Safest Banks In Emerging Markets 2016

NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2016 — Global Finance has named the 50 Safest Banks in Emerging Markets for 2016 as part of an exclusive survey to be published in the November 2016 issue. This year, Asian banks dominated the ...

Banking

Press Release: The Safest Banks By Country 2016

NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2016 — Global Finance has named the Safest Banks in more than 100 countries around the world as part of an exclusive survey to be published in the November 2016 issue. In addition to the Safest ...

Banking

Press Release: The World’s 50 Safest Banks 2016

Despite the still-challenging economic environment in Europe, the continent’s banks continue to dominate the top spots on the World’s Safest Banks 2016ranking. Germany’s KfW has once again taken the top spot, followed by Zürcher Kantonalbank of Switzerland and Germany’s Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank.

Banking

Press Release: The World’s 50 Safest Commercial Banks 2016

NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2016 — Global Finance has named the World’s 50 Safest Commercial Banks for 2016 in an exclusive survey to be published in the November 2016 issue. For commercial banks to qualify for this ranking, they must ...

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Best Digital Banks 2016

The first-round winners of the 17th Global Finance Best Digital Bank Awards reveal the strategic importance that both corporate/institutional and consumer banks place on digital banking.

Banking

Global Finance Names The World’s 50 Safest Banks 2016

NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2016 — Global Finance has announced its 25th annual ranking of the World’s 50 Safest Banks. The full list of the 2016 safest banks appears on the following pages and will be published in the November issue.

Banking

Asia’s Private Banks Spend Now To Save Later

Private bankers looking to grow in Asia are investing heavily in innovation to stave off disruption, at the same time firms are also turning to technology to tackle more fundamental issues in the industry.

Banking

Alt Investments Tempt Asia’s Ultra Rich

The wealthy in Asia are ramping up their exposure to infrastructure investments, in a move that illustrates how disappointing returns from traditional asset classes are pushing yield-desperate investors into some of the most illiquid strategies.

Banking

Asia: More Wealthy, Fewer Wealth Managers

While Asia recently pulled ahead of the West as home to wealthy individuals, some private banks are pulling out, leaving the field to nimble local rivals and committed global Goliaths.

Banking

Economic Reforms Sweep Gulf States

These are exciting times for the nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), as the decline in oil revenues is forcing them to finally make dramatic changes to their oil-based economies.

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World’s Best Securities Services: Coming Out Ahead In An Era Of Commoditization

Grappling with new technology and regulatory pressures, securities services must keep pace with rapid change or be swept away.

Banking

Scandal And Risk Drive Private Banks Out Of Russia

Facing reputational risk and poor prospects, private banking operations are bailing on Russia and encouraging its wealthy to park their assets offshore.