Banking
Open Banking: Bankers Gird For New Era Of PSD2
As the January deadline draws closer, realities of surviving in the post PSD2 are starting to dawn on banks.
Western Europe
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Award Ceremonies and Events
Blockchain To Transform Transaction Banking For Customers | Societe Generale
Societe Generale 's Global Head for Transaction Banking Benoit Desserre spoke with Global Finance Editor Andrea Fiano on the sideline of Sibos 2017 regarding the bank's use of blockchain technology to transform transaction banking for its customers.
Banking
KfW ‘World’s Safest Bank’ for 2017
Lutz-Christian Funke, executive director of KfW, The World’s Safest Bank for several consecutive years, discusses with GFMag editor Andrea Fiano Germany’s political balancing act and economic stability, Europe’s refugee problem, and KfW’s collaborations with other European banks and political agencies.
Award Ceremonies and Events
World’s Top 50 Safest European Banks
Large multinationals are edged out of Europe’s top 50 by midsize banks that are based in developed economies and offer global service.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Lessons For CFOs From Catalonia Crisis
In the face of rising political risks, nearly 1,900 companies have moved their seat out of Catalonia including some of the biggest in the region like Gas Natural and Abertis. While murmurs of companies moving out of Catalonia owing to ...
Country Report
Brexit Will Not Change UK’s Economic Fundamentals
Despite gloomy forecasts, Britain’s expected economic collapse has not materialized, and new research suggests the impact on trade will be mitigated.
News
Le Maire: New Face Of The New Economy
Bruno Le Maire, France's new minister of the Economy — is appointed by Emmanuel Macron following the French presidential elections
Award Winners
Best Banks in Western Europe 2017
Global Finance Magazine’s 2017 rankings of the best banks in Western Europe.
News
Norways Giant Fund Stamps Big Activist Feet
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund increasingly engages in activism over the governance of companies it invests in.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Spotify Snubs Wall Street, Eyes Direct Listening
Spotify is considering embracing the hot trend of self-selling shares rather than an exchange IPO listing.
Award Winners
Western Europe Winners: A Brave New World
Coverage ofWestern Europeregionalwinners ofGlobal Financemagazine's 2017 awards for Best Treasury & Cash Management.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Brexit’s Impact on London’s Financial Sector
London’s financial sector is likely to lose business—but to whom, and how much? Other European nations are courting UK-based finance operations.