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Banking

Trends 2017: Inefficiency Weighs On Private Banking

What is the single most critical factor wealth managers must change about their service in the next 12 months? Improve operational effiency 30% Improve technological iterations (eg web, app, email, ...

Features

Europe Rises to Turkey’s SME Challenges

Western European banks and institutions are expanding financing for small and medium-sized companies in Turkey.

News

Spain Gets A Government, At Last—But Uncertainty Reigns

After two inconclusive elections and 10 months without a fully functioning government, Spain has formed ancoalition administration, but without a majority, action will be difficult.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Turkey’s Business Leaders Tout Resilience

Despite political turmoil in the wake of last summer’s coup attempt, in the business world it’s business as usual, according to executives at multinationals.

Features

Foreign Financial Folk Turn Bullish On Trump

As the reality of a Donald Trump presidency sinks in with the world's markets, financial professionals and economic groups are choosing to look at the stimulus that could result from the election of the real estate developer turned reality show star.

News

Post-Brexit, Scots Reconsider Independence

Scots are trying some novel theories for legitimate ways to escape the United Kingdom-wide exit from the European Union.

Award Winners

World’s Safest Banks 2016: Europe Top 50

The safest banks in Europe are located in Northern and Western Europe, with Germany contributing ten of the Top 50 banks and France nine. The safest nine European banks are the same nine that lead our Global Safest Banks ranking. ...

News

Adidas Favors Outside Track

Will bringing in an outsider revive the brand with fresh insight or cause it to stumble on the turns?

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Barclays Sells Down Africa Stake

UK-based Barclays has reduced its shareholding in Johannesburg-listed Barclays Africa from 62.3% to 50.1% this year and is believed to be seeking to reduce that stake further to around 20%.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

European Bond-Buying Spree Warps Markets

Blue-chip bond buys add liquidity fuel to companies already swimming in cash.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Monsanto Deal In Hand, Bayer Faces Regulators

In potentially the biggest foreign corporate takeover ever by a German company, Bayer seeks to buyMonsanto for 62 billion. Werner Bauman gets into agribusiness.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Post-Brexit, Property Prices May Yet Hold Steady

Post-Brexit, real estate dealswere supposed to decline--especially in London. Yet the market may prove more resilient than expected.