Features Archives

Join the global community of corporate and public-sector finance industry leaders reading Global Finance monthly in print.

Click Here

Banking

Alt Investments Tempt Asia’s Ultra Rich

The wealthy in Asia are ramping up their exposure to infrastructure investments, in a move that illustrates how disappointing returns from traditional asset classes are pushing yield-desperate investors into some of the most illiquid strategies.

Banking

Asia: More Wealthy, Fewer Wealth Managers

While Asia recently pulled ahead of the West as home to wealthy individuals, some private banks are pulling out, leaving the field to nimble local rivals and committed global Goliaths.

Features

Panelist Profile | Lotta Lovén

Panelist Profile | Lotta Loven - Head Of Digital at SwedBank | Global Finance Magazine

Emerging & Frontier Markets

An Early Opportunity, With Pros And Cons For Ethiopia

Ethiopia actively courts and sincerely welcomes foreign direct investment, but its early stage of development presents challenges.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Blockchain To Ease Compliance Burdens

Fintech collaborations may be on the verge of yielding concrete solutions for monitoring and compliance.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Data Protection Officers Needed In Europe

European Union regulation will likely spark a talent war for data protection officers -- andlead to a shortage.

Features

Debating Transformation

SWIFT's Sibos conference this year shows its continued growth and importance, 38 years after its creation.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Fear Of A Hack Attack

The theft of $81 million from Bangladesh Bank earlier this year highlights the problems that accompany technology’s benefits.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FX Scandal Drives New Trading Methods

Following the FX benchmark rate-fixing scandal, which saw six banks fined almost $6 billion, currency traders at corporate and financial institutions worldwide are revising how they execute transactions.

Features

GCC Regional Report 2016 | Table Of Contents

From shoring up sovereign funds to drawing FDI to enhancing its soft infrastructure, Gulf Cooperation Council countries take up a range of tactics to diversify and strengthen their economies.

Features

Global Finance Names The 2016 World’s Best Consumer Digital Banks In Central & Eastern Europe

Winners were chosen among entries evaluated by a world-class panel of judges at Infosys, a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing. Global Finance editors were responsible for the final selection of winners in the First Round.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

In Developing Technology, Banks Go Back To Basics

Amid the surge in global trade, financial institutions are revisiting the way they conduct transaction banking.