Banking
BIG LOAN SIGNALS EGYPT’S RETURN TO GLOBAL MARKETS
FINANCE & CAPITAL | TRENDS: Islamic Finance
Banking
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ECONOMIC AFTERSHOCKS
<u>DEAR READER</u><br />
Geopolitical instability seems to be everywhere these days, whether we look to North Africa and the Middle East or Eastern Europe, to Southern Asia or Southeast Asia, and it weighs on financial markets and policymakers worldwide.
Banking
FORMER DERIVATIVES SUPERSTAR TAKES THE HELM AT AIG
UNITED STATES<br />
After steering American International Group (AIG) during the financial crisis and putting it back on a sounder footing, president and chief executive officer Robert Benmosche is handing the baton over to Peter Hancock.
Banking
GCC 2014: BANKING ON TECHNOLOGY
GCC REGIONAL SUPERSECTION 2014 | BANKING SECTOR<br />
Banks in the GCC are leveraging the latest technologies to keep pace with a customer base whose members are increasingly demanding, wealthy and tech-savvy.
Banking
GCC 2014: INNOVATION FROM THE GROUND UP
GCC REGIONAL SUPERSECTION 2014 | INNOVATION<br />
Attempts to drive innovation in the Gulf are still at an early stage. But as countries increase R&D spending, the results could have a huge impact on non-oil growth.
Banking
PORTUGAL: BACK FROM THE BRINK?
COUNTRY REPORT<br />
With strong underpinnings for reform now in place, Portugal is seeing signs of economic improvement. But now that it has increased exports, will greater vulnerability to global trade winds haunt growth?
Banking
SALON: EBENEZER ESSOKA, STANDARD CHARTERED
Ebenezer Essoka, a native of Cameroon, is vice chair for Africa at Standard Chartered. He sat down with Global Finance to discuss African trade and the need for African policymakers to ensure that foreign investment deals are in the best interest of all stakeholders.<br />
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Banking
SIBOS 2014: BIRD’S EYE VIEW
SIBOS SUPERSECTION 2014 | INTRODUCTION<br />
The Sibos financial services conference—sponsored each year by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT)—will be held in Boston this year in September and, according to organizers, is likely to have a record turnout of attendees and media.
Banking
SIBOS 2014: BLURRED VISION ON COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT
SIBOS SUPERSECTION 2014 | COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT<br />
Treasurers are warily eyeing the impact of new regulations on the amount of collateral they must hold against hedged positions—and these new regs will affect their ability to manage and forecast cash.
Banking
SIBOS 2014: DIGITAL BY DESIGN
SIBOS SUPERSECTION 2014 | THE INNOVATORS<br />
Global Finance presents its second annual look at some of the key innovations over the past year within the transaction services space. We make use of the OECD’s Oslo Manual of Innovation, along with submissions, key research and the input of experts, to evaluate those banks and service providers that stand out in terms of innovation over the past year.
Banking
SIBOS 2014: INNOVATION—MIND THE GAP
SIBOS SUPERSECTION 2014 | THE INNOVATORS<br />
Treasury solutions still don’t provide much business intelligence as they lack good integration with ERP systems. But banks and vendors are starting to close the gap.
Award Winners
WORLD’S BEST SUBCUSTODIANS 2014
Subcustodians are being pressured by declining margins and low interest rates at the same time they are trying to cope with an onslaught of new regulatory requirements. For those with the skill and the wherewithal to meet the challenges, however, the business of protecting and servicing client assets remains profitable. Global investing is expected to continue to increase in the future.