Executive Interviews
AMSC Expands Beyond North America As Power Demand Surges
AMSC expands globally beyond renewables, targeting grid resilience, AI data centers and defense, leveraging diversification and M&A.
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Banking
Private Banks Pivot To Serve The ‘Everyday Millionaire’
Private banking’s fastest-growing segment is in the $1 million to $5 million range. Serving them requires a new business model.
Executive Interviews
CFO Corner: Nicola Perin, OVS
Since its public listing on Euronext in 2015, Nicola Perin has served as CFO of Italian mass-market clothing retailer OVS. Previously, he was CFO of the conglomerate Grupo COIN, from which OVS was carved out. OVS operates brands including OVS, Upim, Golden-point, Stefanel, CROFF, and Les Copains, managing a network of 2,600 stores in Italy and abroad.
Private Credit
Private Credit: Poised For Growth
Flexible financing solutions are attracting issuers and investors to Asia-Pacific’s private credit market.
Technology
AI’s Financial Circle Game
The AI boom is sparking a boom in circular, creative financing and purchasing schemes, which are making some investors nervous.
Transaction Banking
Kinetic Treasury Arrives
New blockchain solutions are integrating corporate treasury and retail banking, and opening the transactions system to multiple issuers of tokenized deposits and stablecoins. But regulators worry these innovations could make the global system more fragile.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Trade Didn’t Crack—It Shifted
The world braced for a Washington-made rupture last year. Trade held up, while China flooded many regions with its exports.
Insurance
Property And Casualty Insurance Premiums Set To Fall
Casualty lines present challenges as insurers and clients grapple with artificial intelligence and the expected impact on coverage.
Technology
AI In Finance: The Power Of Agency
Agentic AI is a structural shift for banking technology. But banks face hurdles in understanding the opportunity and implementing the tools.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Costa Rica: Regional Dynamo
From pineapples and bananas to med tech, Costa Rica has reinvented itself as a high-value-added economy.
Private Credit
The New Power Of Private Credit
Investment-grade companies are more and more turning to private markets for multibillion-dollar financings.
Executive Interviews
CFO Corner: Michael Perica, Rimini Street
A global provider of third-party support for enterprise software, such as Oracle and SAP, Rimini Street offers premium application management, support, and innovation services. The Nasdaq-listed company, headquartered in Las Vegas, also provides related services, including security, managed services, and consulting.