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Safest Banks in North America: April 2013
GLOBAL FINANCE names the Safest Banks in North America: April 2013 NEW YORK, February 26, 2013 Global Finance magazine (GFfmag.com)...
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“Salon: Joshua Shapiro, MFR Inc “
TOUGH TIMES TO COME By Kathryn Tully Global Finance sat down with with Joshua Shapiro, chief US economist for consultancy MFR, to discuss the US economy, the fiscal “cliff” and structural problems still facing the country. Global ...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Newsmaker: New Treasury Secretary Lew Lacks Private Sector Expertise
NEWSMAKERSUS By Valentina Pasquali With high-stakes negotiations with Congress under way, US president Barack Obama is bringing in a new treasury secretary. Lew: An experienced political negotiator Jacob Lew, 57, was the White House’s chief of ...
Banking
Fed Prepares To Clamp Down On Foreign Banks
MILESTONES: US/GLOBAL By Gordon Platt The US Federal Reserve wants foreign banks with large operations in the US to be subject to the same rules on capital and liquidity that apply to big US banks. Tarullo wants ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Ford Grooms CEO Successor
NEWSMAKERS: US By Valentina Pasquali Ford Motor Company recently unveiled a two-year succession plan geared toward a full management reshuffle by 2014. The centerpiece of this arrangement was the appointment of Mark Fields as chief operating officer, effective from ...
Banking
Safe Bet In Visa CEO Transition Could Backfire
NEWSMAKERS: US By Valentina Pasquali With electronic payments gaining favor among consumers, credit-card giant Visa is enjoying high profits and a positive outlook for long-term growth. It is no surprise, then, that the world’s largest payments network ...
Banking
Newsmaker: Citi’s New Chief Executive Talks Resource Allocation
NEWSMAKERS: UNITED STATES By Gordon Platt CEO Michael Corbat aims to restore Citi’s prestige—and boost its dividend—by operating with extreme efficiency and producing sustainable profits. Corbat’s selection to head Citi was a surprise to many How he ...
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Awards: World’s Safest Banks 2012
ANNUAL SURVEY: DOWN, BUT NOT OUT By Andrew Cunningham Global Finance presents it annual ranking of The World’s Safest Banks. European banks still account for 20 of the World’s Safest 50 Banks, but Europe’s hold on the ...
Banking
Central Banker Report Cards 2012
GUNNING FOR GROWTH By Gordon Platt, Antonio Guerrero and Anita Hawser Global Finance presents its annual report on the performance of the world’s central bank governors. Central banks of most of the major global economies are pulling ...
Banking
Central Banker Report Cards 2012: The Americas
By Gordon Platt, Antonio Guerrero and Anita Hawser The Americas ARGENTINA Mercedes Marcó del Pont Grade: D Marcó del Pont has focused much of her efforts over the past year on imposing draconian foreign exchange restrictions. Controls began after last ...
Banking
Financial Utilities That Are Too Important To Fail
MILESTONES: US/GLOBAL By Gordon Platt Two years after Dodd-Frank became law, US regulators identified eight "systemically important" clearing and payment firms that provide critical infrastructure to the country's financial system. Systemically important financial utilities named None of the ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
FX: Euro Supported By ECB Plan To Buy Bonds
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: FOREIGN EXCHANGE By Gordon Platt The euro rebounded to a two-month high in early September, as European...