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Features: Annual Survey – Best Treasury & Cash Management Providers

WORLD’S BEST TREASURY PROVIDERS 2010 By Anita Hawser Twelve months ago when we published the 2009 Treasury & Cash Management awards, treasurers were mostly concerned with preserving capital and reducing counterparty risk. While these concerns have not subsided, ...

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Holding Steady

ANNUAL SURVEY: CENTRAL BANKER REPORT CARDS by Gordon Platt, Antonio Guerrero and Dan Keeler Central bankers sit tight in the face of renewed global uncertainty. Indications that the global economic recovery is losing momentum have created a ...

Banking

New Partnerships

EM REGIONAL BANKING FOCUS: AFRICA By Nick Kochan Africa's banks are looking to forge new links as they seek to expand across the continent. The African banking industry has emerged from the global financial crisis largely intact ...

Banking

SIBOS: Remittances

BANKS MAKE A BID FOR A GROWING MARKET By Anita Hawser Technological innovations and the rapid acceleration of globalization are driving a sharp increase in banks' interest in the remittances market. We are on the cusp of ...

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WORLD’S TOP CENTRAL BANKERS 2010

Global Finance Magazine names the World’s Top Central Bankers 2010 New York, September 9, 2010 – Global Finance magazine has...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Lower Volatility Spurs Carry Trade

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS - FOREIGN EXCHANGE By Gordon Platt The Federal Reserve is likely to keep US interest rates at record lows well into next year, enabling global investors to borrow dollars for a song and invest in ...

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WORLD’S BEST INTERNET BANKS IN MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA 2010

Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in Middle East/Africa 2010 NEW YORK, July 26, 2010 Global Finance has...

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WORLD’S BEST SUB CUSTODIAN BANKS 2010

Global Finance names the World’s Best Sub-Custodian Banks 2010 NEW YORK, May 19, 2010 Global Finance magazine (www.gfmag.com) has released...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Sasol May Gain From Lower Natural Gas Prices

Emerging Markets Investor: Company to watch By Gordon Platt Sasol is a prime example of a successful multinational company based in South Africa, where it mines coal to provide the raw material to produce synthetic fuels and chemicals. ...

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The World’s Best Sub-Custodians

ANNUAL SURVEY: THE WORLD'S BEST SUB-CUSTODIANS Sub-Custodians Feeling The Heat Global investing in turbulent times puts the spotlight on local safekeepers. By Gordon Platt As they seek to reassure investors that their assets in foreign ...

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Awards: Best Investment Banks

ANNUAL SURVEY: BEST INVESTMENT BANKS Earnings from investment banking helped major financial institutions return to profitability, but the rules are changing. By Gordon Platt Major banks reported hefty gains in first-quarter 2010 profits, with a powerful assist ...

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Awards: Islamic Financial Institutions

ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AWARDS 2010 Islamic financial institutions were not immune to the turmoil of the past two years, but their strict ethical code helped them prosper in many areas where others foundered. By Laurence Neville The ...