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Winners Profile: Best FX Providers 2016
Profiles of the2016 FX Award Winners by Region and Category
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World’s Best Foreign Exchange Providers 2016 | Table of Contents
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.
Features
Asset Management: Separate Accounts Are All the Rage
Corporate treasurers are parking more cash in separately managed accounts, which can be customized to their investment needs—and often beat money-market-fund returns.
Banking
Europe’s Private Debt Boom
Traditional banks are pulling back from lending to small and midsize businesses. Just as happened in the US, funds are filling the void.
Banking
Kuwait Shrugs Off Cheap Oil
Riding a wave of government spending, Kuwait’s financial institutions are thriving despite the drop in petroleum revenues—for now.
Banking
NBK-Kuwait Speeds Ahead
The country’s dominant bank sees future growth coming from the small-business market and from regional customers.
Banking
Taking Blockchain From Development To Deployment
FinTech | Trends
The launch of the blockchain-enabled asset trading platform Nasdaq Linq, Goldman Sachs’ filing of a patent for a securities settlement system based on a new virtual currency called SETLcoin, and the continued rise of blockchain banking consortium R3 all point to a race by financial institutions to harness the power of the blockchain.
Banking
Transaction Banking Is Sexy Again
Steady revenue streams make transaction banking attractive during times of volatility. But tech and upstart competitors are remaking the business.
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A Crowning Achievement For Digital Banks
As digital banking transformation becomes a key competitive tool, Global Finance recognizes those banks making the most-effective and most-innovative changes.
Banking
A Virtual Deal-Making Machine
Capital Markets | Deal Matchmaking
In this age of social media, even business matchmaking, traditionally the domain of word of mouth and handshakes, could use a little tech facelift.
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Balancing Security With Convenience: Asit Oberoi, Yes Bank
Q+A with Asit Oberoi, Senior President And Chief Operating Officer, YES Bank
Banking
Belt-Tightening As Costs Surge And Rivals Circle
The world’s biggest banks are cutting jobs and shrinking operations.