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World’s Best Banks 2015
Global Finance unveils its annual list of the best banks globally, regionally and by country. The winners have provided the best service to clients.
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Capturing Corporate Cash
Martin Gilbert, chief executive at Aberdeen Asset Management, says diversification and globalization will see an ever-increasing number of businesses turn to outside portfolio managers.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Car Consortium Hopes To Drive Digital Mapping Future
Capital Markets | Mergers & Acquisitions
German auto manufacturers Audi, BMW and Daimler have acquired the Finnish company Nokia’s high-precision digital mapping service Here for €2.8 billion ($3.1 billion).
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New Frontiers For Corporate Wealth
Global Finance talked with Reyer Kooy, head of institutional liquidity management, Europe, EMEA and Asia, for Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management—the top bank in GF’s ranking—about the shift in how companies invest.
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The Design Of Things
Global Finance explores the tech future of Payments and branding with Deniz Devrim Cengiz, head of digital banking at Türk Ekonomi Bancasi (TEB), (BNP Paribas Turkey)
Banking
The Fintech Effect
Dick Oskam, global head of sales for transaction services, ING, talks virtual bank accounts and blockchain technology.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
UK: London Guilty Verdict Sends Shockwaves Through System
When former UBS and Citigroup derivatives trader Thomas Hayes was found guilty last month on all eight charges of conspiracy to manipulate Libor, it was the verdict heard around the world.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Erdoans Presidential Ambitions For Turkey Stymied
Newsmakers | Turkey
It has been said that ultimately all political careers end in failure, but until June 7, few observers were expecting this maxim to be true, quite yet, of Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoan.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
European Commission To Streamline & Strengthen Tax Regime
Management | Tax Policy
In an effort to clamp down on tax avoidance by multinationals, the European Commission has announced plans to revive a proposal to unify the corporate tax base across Europe.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Iceland Dismantles Last Of Restrictions Set From Economic Crisis
Milestones | Iceland
Nearly seven years after introducing controls on capital movements, Iceland is planning to ease restrictions it put in place when the collapse of its banking system brought the country to the brink of financial meltdown.
Country Report
Portugal Building On A Train Of Achievements
Country Report | Portugal
Portugal’s economy is booming. Exports are up and unemployment is down. Insufficient capital investment is the last tough nut to crack, and the government is attacking it with gusto—and significant tax reform.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Regulators Eye Corporate Crowdfunding
Trends | Crowdfunding
With traditional lenders facing stricter liquidity requirements as a result of the global financial crisis, crowdfunding is becoming an increasingly appealing source of financing for corporates.