Banking
TURKISH BANKS UNDER FIRE
COUNTRY REPORT | TURKEY: BANKING<br />
Turkey’s president is not a fan of them, and an increasing tide of regulation and a growing debt profile make for a difficult operating environment for Turkish banks.
Western Europe
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Award Winners
BEST INTERNET BANKS 2014 ROUND 1
In this first installment of a two-part series, Global Finance identifies the top online corporate and consumer banks by country and then by region, according to product or service category.
Banking
GETTING MORE MILEAGE FROM SEPA PAYMENTS
TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT | PAYMENTS: POST-SEPA<br />
The SEPA migration deadline may have passed, but most companies have yet to gain the full benefits offered by the Single Euro Payments Area initiative. Now would be a good time for treasurers to ask how they can get more out of their SEPA investments.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
LONDON’S COLORFUL MAYOR MULLS TORY LEADERSHIP
UNITED KINGDOM<br />
With a seminal speech at the beginning of August, London’s larger-than-life mayor, Boris Johnson, positioned himself as a candidate for the future leadership of the Conservative Party.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
SWEDEN: WILL LÖFVEN BE THE NEXT PM?
SWEDEN<br />
Known as a credible and pragmatic politician, the leader of Sweden’s Social Democratic party, Stefan Löfven, is gearing up to become the country’s next prime minister.
Banking
PORTUGAL: BACK FROM THE BRINK?
COUNTRY REPORT<br />
With strong underpinnings for reform now in place, Portugal is seeing signs of economic improvement. But now that it has increased exports, will greater vulnerability to global trade winds haunt growth?
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
WOULD SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE PUSH UP PUBLIC BORROWING RATES?
SCOTLAND<br />
The outcome of this September’s referendum on Scottish independence remains too close to call.
Banking
ECB GETS TO WORK ON ITS NEW EUROZONE BANK SUPERVISORY ROLE
MILESTONES: EUROPE<br />
The ECB grows up as it takes on bank supervisory powers.<br />
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
EURO SLIPS AS DRAGHI SAYS ECB WILL ACT
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS | FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
EUROPE GOES ON HIGH-YIELD DEBT FLING
CORPORATE FINANCE FOCUS | CORPORATE DEBT
Banking
EUROPEAN STRESS TESTS MAY STILL BE TOO SOFT ON BANKS
Upcoming stress tests for Europe’s 124 largest banks will have more credibility than they had previously, but some analysts argue that banks may need far more capital than regulators demand to withstand a crisis. And any hoped-for international standardization in terms of stress testing is out the window as there is little comparability between the upcoming European and recently completed US bank tests.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
ANNUAL SURVEY: WORLD’S BEST BANKS 2014
In our 21st annual survey, Global Finance identifies the best banks in 150 countries and eight regions. The winners are not always the biggest banks, but rather, the best—those with the qualities that corporations should look for when choosing a bank.