Banking
INNOVATION IN ISLAMIC FINANCE
Market Report | Islamic Finance
New structures and issuers and greater standardization are pushing issuance in the global sukuk market.
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KEEPING IT LOCAL: NADYA TALHOUNI, ARAB BANK
Q&A | Supply Chain Finance
Nadya Talhouni, senior vice president and head of trade finance and cash management at Arab Bank, says MENA banks are well placed to handle business needs previously covered by European banks.
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NORTH AMERICA FACES CHALLENGES TO TRADE GROWTH
Market Analysis | Trade Finance
The outlook for trade finance in North America appears modestly positive. “Growth will be more in line with global GDP,” says Chris Lewis, executive vice president and group head, international trade services, Wells Fargo.
Banking
SANTANDERS MASSIVE CAPITAL INCREASE: MORE EUROPEAN BANKS TO FOLLOW
Trends | Bank Capitalization
As Spaniards returned from the Los Reyes Magos (Epiphany) holiday, Spain’s Santander, Europe’s biggest bank, sold the equivalent of nearly 10% of its capital in one day, raising €7.5 billion ($8.7 billion) in cash and bringing required ratios in line with those of the banking industry.
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WORLDS BEST INSURERS 2015
The 2015 World’s Best Global Insurers were selected on the basis of responses from more than 1,500 readers of Global Finance from around the world, as well as the expertise of the magazine’s editors and reporters.
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WORLDS BEST TRADE AND SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCE PROVIDERS 2015
Presenting the World’s Best Trade & Supply Chain Finance Awards for 2015.
Banking
CHINA INSURES BANK DEPOSITS
China | Milestones<br />
The Chinese government has followed the US and Western European model by providing deposit insurance for private savers in the Chinese banking system.
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STARS OF CHINA AWARDS CEREMONY 2014
<strong>Global Finance</strong> held its annual Stars of China awards ceremony in Beijing in November. Corporate and financial leaders from around the country were present to accept their awards and honor other recipients.
Banking
TRANSACTION BANKING 2015: DISMANTLING SILOS
<strong>Special Report| Global Transaction Banking 2015 Preview</strong><br />
Last year brought a vastly altered landscape for transaction banking—and the same is likely to be true of 2015. Regulatory reform and new developments in data analytics and mobile banking will drive change.
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BEST BANKS AWARDS CEREMONY 2014
Global Finance held its 18th Annual Best Banks Awards ceremony in Washington in October—during the Annual IMF/World Bank conference. Honorees from around the world were present to accept their awards.
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BEST DERIVATIVES PROVIDERS 2014
The market in over-the-counter derivatives is shrinking, while exchange-listed futures and interest rate swaps traded on new swap execution facilities (SEFs) are setting records. New regulations and capital requirements are squeezing bank trading desks and forcing more derivatives trading onto exchanges and centralized clearing.
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BEST INTERNET BANKS AWARDS CEREMONY 2014
<strong>Global Finance</strong> held its 11th annual Internet Banks Awards dinner in New York in November. Leading financial executives from around the world were present to accept their awards and honor other recipients.