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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.

Banking

Global Finance Names The World’s Best Global Banks 2016

<strong>Global Finance's</strong> annual listing includes the World’s Best Corporate and Consumer bank, as well as the Best Bank worldwide for Emerging Markets, Frontier Markets, and Subcustody—which are being announced here for the first time—plus the 2016 Global Winners for Islamic Finance, Investment Banking, Derivatives Providers, Cash Management, Global Custody, Trade Finance, Supply Chain Finance and Foreign Exchange.

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Robo-Advisers Are Here

Picture investment recommendations tailored or customized to individual needs or personality traits, provided cheaply via a highly intuitive digital interface.

Banking

Asia Has Most Wealthy And Most Wealth

For the first time, Asia’s super-rich have surpassed their North American counterparts in both population and wealth. China and Japan, in particular, stood out as wealth powerhouses despite a volatile year for Asian equity markets. Asia Pacific’s 5.1 million high-net-worth ...

Banking

Survey: Wealthy Refocus On Protecting Assets

U.S Trust’s 2016 Wealth and Worth survey of high net worth Americans (those with $3 million or more in assets) revealed a decidedly traditional bent among the country’s wealthiest individuals.

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Q+A: Bassel Gamal; CEO, Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB Group)

QIB controls 43.5% of the Islamic banking market share in Qatar and 11.5% of the overall market and says that the long-term growth prospects remain promising.