Award Ceremonies and Events
Safest Islamic Banks In GCC 2017
As shariah-compliant vehicles gain traction, the agencies are increasingly willing to rate Islamic banks.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
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Award Ceremonies and Events
Getting Inflation Back To Target Range A Challenge: Flug
Karnit Flug, governor of the central bank of Israel, again won an “A” grade in Global Finance’s annual Central Banker Report Cards. She speaks with editor Andrea Fiano about Israel’s economy and the challenge of getting inflation to target, as well as global conditions and the threat of rising protectionism.
Banking
Ilan Goldfajn, governor, Central Bank of Brazil at IMF annual meeting, 2017
Ilan Goldfajn, governor, Central Bank of Brazil, one of the top-rated governors in Global Finance’s annual Central Banker Report Cards, talks with Magazine editor Andrea Fiano about global economic growth and expectations going forward.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Kobe Steel Scandal: Japanese Corporate Reform Are A Global Issue
The company'ssteel, aluminiumand copper products are used by over 500 Japanese and globalfirmsincluding thelikes of Nissan, Toyota,Boeing and General Motors.
Banking
EuroFinance 2017 | How Open Will Banking Be?
The utopian vision of open banking dreamed up by the European Commission when it drafted the PSD II regulation is unlikely to emerge from day one of implementation.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Economic Sanctions | Popular But Not Painless
Richard Nephew, a former principal deputy coordinator for Sanctions Policy at the US Department of State who now teaches at Columbia University, visited Global Finance to discuss economic sanctions, their effectiveness, and why corporate finance leaders should care.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Central Banker Report Cards 2017
In our October issue, Global Financepresents its latest annual grading of the world's central bank governors. Here, we present the nine who received an "A" grade in 2017: thosefrom Australia, Honduras, Israel, Lebanon, Morocco, Paraguay, Russia, Taiwan and the United States.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Regulators Probe Barclays Whistleblowing Witch-Hunt
UK regulators are probing the behavior of Barclays CEO Jes Staley for his efforts to unmask a whistleblower, raising issues of confidentiality, liability, culture and honesty throughout the banking industry.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Auditing Gets Smart
Auditors may have suffered a reputational crisis in the wake of recent corporate financial scandals; but using artificial intelligence and data analytics, the profession hopes to reinvent itself.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
US Hedge Fund Activists Tackle CEOs
CSX is only the latest example of shareholder activists pushing for change in leadership.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
A New Day Dawning For US Regional Banks?
Expectations for lower corporate taxes and an easing of regulatory pressure on the finance industry under President Donald Trump bode well for midsize regional banks and their commercial clients across the US. Will those expectations be met or dashed?
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Infrastructure: Can It Rebuild The Global Economy?
Bridges, ports, roads and dams: Infrastructure investment is having a moment in the sun. But will it rise to the high hopes so many have that it can rebuild crumbling economies around the world?