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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.
Western Europe
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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.
Country Report
Debt Still A Drag On Greek Economy
When it comes to reviving the Greek economy, an obsession with paying down public debt may miss the mark.
Features
Bankers Talk Trade Finance at BAFT
The Bank to Bank Forum is a traditional fixture of the European chapter of the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade (BAFT). Nearly a century old, the association advocates free-market solutions for trade services.
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.