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World’s Best Investment Banks 2016
The best banks see falling stock prices as an opportunity to finance takeovers with debt and sell bank equity to please regulators.
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Best Treasury & Cash Management Providers 2016
Global Finance presents the winners of its 14th Annual Best Treasury & Cash Management Provider awards.
Banking
Global Finance Names The Best Derivatives Providers 2016
NEW YORK, February 15, 2016 – Global Finance magazine has named its 17th annual World’s Best Investment Banks and Derivatives Providers in an exclusive survey to be published in the April 2016 issue.
Banking
Cutting The Cord In Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is the Gulf Cooperation Council’s largest economy, but major economic, political and social challenges threaten the kingdom’s immediate economic future. Reducing its dependence on oil and gas is now a case of when, not if.
Banking
International Investors Decry Portuguese Bank Bail-In
<strong>Capital Markets | Fixed Income</strong><br />
A bail-in provision, which places the onus on bondholders and other investors to write down their holdings in the event of winding up a troubled financial institution within the European Union, came into effect on January 1, 2016.
Banking
US Regional Banks In Rough Ride As Rivals Loom
But big, national competitors can’t always offer the local touch and expertise that regional clients prize.
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World’s Best Trade Finance Providers 2016 | Table Of Contents
World trade may be growing more slowly since the financial crisis, yet demand for trade finance is accelerating.
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ECNs Boost FX Performance: David Newns, State Street
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David Newns, global head of State Street’s Currenex, says the diversity and liquidity provided by ECN (electronic communications networks) trading arekeenly important to banks.<br />
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Reshaping The FX Landscape
The $5 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market is changing rapidly, as electronic execution platforms control the bulk of trading and bank dealers streamline operations in response to growing pressure from regulators to cut trading risks and boost capital.
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The Fintech Revolution in FX: Michael Curran, BNY Mellon
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Michael Curran, head of foreign exchange, BNY Mellon Markets Group, sees blockchain technology as the FX market’s key innovation.<br />
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The World’s Best Foreign Exchange Providers 2016
Criteria for choosing the winners included transaction volume, market share, scope of global coverage, customer service, competitive pricing and innovative technologies. Global Finance also considered input from a panel of experts and feedback from industry analysts, corporate executives and technology specialists.
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To Hedge, Or Not To Hedge: Marc Zaffran, Societe Generale
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Marc Zaffran, head of FX sales at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking, says clients are looking more closely at how and why they hedge.