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Awards
SAFETY FIRST – SAFEST BANKS IN CHINA
Stars Of China | Safest Banks In China<br />
Chinese banks display a wide variety of strength and size.
Banking
SEISMIC SHIFTS UPEND THE FX BUSINESS
FX Supplement 2014 | Overview<br />
Will regulation repair forex’s damaged reputation—and are banks ready for the culture change?
Banking
SUKUK ISSUANCE SURGES FORWARD
Market Report | Global Islamic Finance<br />
Despite lower volumes in 2013, sukuk issuance is on track for a record year.
Award Ceremonies and Events
TRANSACTION PROCESSING AWARDS CEREMONY 2014
Global Finance held its Transaction Processing Awards ceremony in Boston in October—during SWIFT’s Annual Sibos conference. Leading corporate and financial executives from around the world were present to accept their awards and honor other recipients.
Banking
WHO’S WHO – FOREIGN EXCHANGE 2014
Global Finance’s annual list of Who’s Who in Foreign Exchange.
Awards
WORLD’S SAFEST BANKS 2014
Standard Bearers<br />
New entrants raise the benchmark for Global Finance’s annual ranking of the Top 50 Safest Global Banks.
Award Ceremonies and Events
WORLD’S SAFEST BANKS 2014 AWARDS CEREMONY
Global Finance awarded the top banks in its annual Safest Banks ranking at its Best Banks Awards Ceremony, held in conjunction with the IMF/World Bank meetings in Washington in mid-October.
Banking
SAUDI BANK IPO LEADS SURGE OF NEW SHARE ISSUES
Capital Markets | Middle East Equity<br />
The Middle East is experiencing a boom in initial public offerings, following years of relative inactivity since the global financial crisis. The area’s IPO markets began to recover in the fourth quarter of last year, and new share issues are now coming at a fever pitch, despite falling oil prices that could threaten regional economies.
Banking
From The Winners @ SIBOS 2014
Inside Sibos | Video<br />
Global Finance honored the winners of its 2014 Transaction Processing Awards at a ceremony on Oct. 1, 2014 at the Harvard Club in Boston, MA during SIBOS 2014.<br />
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Our editors interviewed representatives from winning organizations at the event and on the conference floor.
Banking
BANK INTRODUCES FINGER VEIN BIOMETRICS TO DETER FRAUDSTERS
MILESTONES | UNITED KINGDOM<br />
Technology derived from medical scanning is being used by a UK bank in the fight against cybercrime and identity fraud.
Banking
BOTÍN: GROOMED FOR SUCCESS
NEWSMAKERS | SPAIN<br />
Less than 24 hours after the sudden death, in September, of her father Emilio Botín, widely recognized as one of the shrewdest, most successful bankers in modern history, Ana Patricia Botín was unanimously named by the board to take the helm of Banco Santander, an institution that has been under the control of her family for three generations.