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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance: Sovereign Wealth Funds Prepare To Take More Active Role In M&A

By Gordon Platt Sovereign wealth funds could play a big supporting role as global mergers and acquisitions try to get back on track following a dramatic slowdown in M&A; activity during the credit crisis and global recession. While they ...

Banking

Cover Story: World’s Best Banks 2009

Global Finance unveils its annual list of the best global, regional and country banks. By Gordon Platt Much has changed in the banking world over the past year—although not as much as might have been expected at the ...

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WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2009

Istanbul, October 6th, 2009 – Global Finance magazine hosted its thirteenth annual Best Bank Awards ceremony on October 6th, 2009,...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

TCM Guide: E-invoicing

PAPERLESS PAYMENTS TAKE OFF Paperless invoicing is gaining popularity as efforts to create standardized processes gather momentum. By Anita Hawser Electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) may have gone through peaks and troughs over the past decade or so when ...

Banking

Breaking Free Of The Broken Banks

Spotlight State-Run Banks In the wake of the global crisis in the banking sector, governments that have become sole or partial owners of troubled banks are contemplating their options. By Nick Kochan The future of many of ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance: Dollar Secure In Its Role As World’s Key Reserve Currency, Analysts Say

Foreign Exchange By Gordon Platt Calls for a super-sovereign reserve currency to replace the dollar are going nowhere fast. The Teflon dollar is brushing off everything thrown at it by the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China), ...

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Features: The World’s Best Internet Banks

PIONEERS GO MOBILE In the first of a two-part series, Global Finance identifies the best online corporate and consumer banks by country and regionally by product or service category. By Adam Rombel Much of the past year ...

Award Ceremonies and Events

WORLD’S 50 SAFEST BANKS 2009

With bank stability still high on corporate and investor agendas, Global Finance magazine publishes in the October 2009 issue its...

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THE WORLD’S BIGGEST BANKS 2008

Rank Name Country Fiscal Year Total Assets ($b) 1 Royal Bank of Scotland Group United Kingdom 12/2007 3,807 2 Deutsche...

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WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2008

GLOBAL Corporate JPMorgan Chase Consumer HSBC Private Credit Suisse Asset Management States Street Global Advisors Custody The Bank of New...

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BEST INTERNET BANKS IN EUROPE 2009

NEW YORK, July 21, 2009 Global Finance has announced the First Round winners in the World’s Best Internet Banks competition...

News

BEST SUB-CUSTODIANS – 2009

NEW YORK, May 12, 2009 Global Finance magazine has released its seventh annual ranking of the Best Sub-Custodians. This exclusive...