Quantcast

Interstitial

Close
  • Menu
  • Search
Global Finance Magazine

Global news and insight for corporate financial professionals

  • Current Issue

    February 2019

    February 2019
    • Editor's Letter
    • The Sustainability Game
    • Keep Calm And Invest On
    Reimagining The World Of Work

    Reimagining The World Of Work

    February 01, 2019

    Innovations like AI and robotic automation are radically changing the workplace. But they are also changing the nature of work itself for the next generation.

  • Advertise
  • Register / Log In

    Log In

    This is a valid message Forgot Password?

    Not registered on GFMag.com yet?

    Register now
  • Topics

    Global

    • Macroeconomy & Globalization
    • Global Banking
    • Global Investing
    • Conference Coverage
    • Book Reviews
    • Latest Content
    • Private Banking
    • Sponsored Content

    Regions

    • North America
    • Western Europe
    • Central & Eastern Europe
    • Latin America
    • Asia-Pacific
    • Middle East
    • Africa

    Finance & Capital

    • Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
    • Corporate Social Responsibility
    • Emerging Markets
    • Foreign Exchange
    • Governance, Regulation & Compliance
    • Islamic Finance
    • Risk & Insurance
    • Technology
    • Trade & Supply Chain
    • Treasury & Cash Management
    • Tax & Accounting
    Islamic Finance FAQ: A Global Finance Series

    Islamic Finance FAQ: A Global Finance Series

    Islamic finance is a fast-growing $2 trillion industry, yet many finance professionals do not know halal from haram. Global Finance's series on Islamic finance explains. 

  • The Magazine
    • Current Issue
    • Contributor's Page
    • Archival Issues
    • Supplements
    Inequality

    Inequality

    January 01, 2019

    The gap in both income and wealth continues to grow, sparking political backlash around the globe. Is it also becoming a drag on growth?

  • Awards & Rankings
    • Best Banks & Financial Rankings
    • Conferences & Awards Ceremonies
    • Call for Entries
    • Press Room
    Best Financial Institution Foreign Exchange Awards 2019: A Bumpy Ride In Fracturing Markets

    Best Financial Institution Foreign Exchange Awards 2019: A Bumpy Ride In Fracturing Markets

    January 01, 2019

    Global Finance selects the best foreign exchange banks in 113 countries.

  • Global Data
    • Country Data
    • Economic Data
    • Non-Economic Data
    • Glossary
    • Sources
    The Most Peaceful Countries In The World 2018

    The Most Peaceful Countries In The World 2018

    June 12, 2018

    Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) reveals the most peaceful countries in the world. Despite living in the most peaceful century in human history, the world has become less peaceful over the last decade. 

  • Multimedia
    • Videos
    • eBooks
    • Webcasts/Webinars
    • Expert Perspective Videos (Sponsored)
    • White Papers
    • Press Releases
    • Surveys
    Global Finance at Sibos 2018

    Global Finance at Sibos 2018

    November 15, 2018

    8,000 delegates from around the world traveled to Sibos' annual conference.

  • Current Issue
  • Advertise
  • Register / Log In
Sunday, February 17, 2019

Governance, Regulation & Compliance

  • Grid
  • List
  • All
  • Magazine Articles
  • Video
  • Awards & Rankings
  • Sponsored

Advertisement

Do You Still Remember the Financial Crisis?

May 13, 2014
  • Global Banking,
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance,
  • Latest Content

Do you remember the 2007-2008 financial crisis? Its daunting impact on the world economy is finally fading away and the US Federal Reserve Board is slowly moving to a less expansionary monetary policy, but the debate on its causes and, more important, on what is needed to prevent similar episodes from happening again is still very much alive.

THE INTANGIBLE INVESTOR

May 08, 2014
  • Book Reviews,
  • Corporate Social Responsibility,
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance,
  • Technology

Indeed, there are those who think that the IP wars will continue to have no clear resolution or winners.  The only real beneficiaries: lawyers.  But commentators such as Bruce Berman argue that unless and until we can quickly sort out the real issues in the IP imbroglio, almost everyone –even the patent trolls – will lose out. 

US VS THE WORLD: ROUND ONE

May 07, 2014
  • North America,
  • Western Europe,
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance,
  • Global Banking

The fight has just begun, as newly enacted Fed rules start to cramp long-accepted operating styles of global banks. The banks are weighing what to do about it—as are global policymakers.

CANADA: NEW FINANCE MINISTER HAS BIG SHOES TO FILL

May 07, 2014
  • North America,
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance,
  • Macroeconomy & Globalization

When, on March 18, longtime Canadian Finance minister Jim Flaherty unexpectedly announced his resignation, few were perhaps more surprised than his soon-to-be successor, Joe Oliver, the 73-year-old minister of Natural Resources.

BRAZIL'S MANTEGA TAKES A HIT, STILL STANDING

May 07, 2014
  • Latin America,
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance,
  • Macroeconomy & Globalization

Brazilian Finance minister Guido Mantega may be dealing with both internal and external headwinds, but he—and Brazil—are still standing.

A Climate of Risk

April 03, 2014
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance,
  • Risk & Insurance,
  • Latest Content

Weird weather presents major problems for supply chains, and 77% of companies believe climate change has the potential to significantly affect their revenue.

Italy: Ex-OECD Exec Takes Finance Reins

April 01, 2014
  • Western Europe,
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance,
  • Macroeconomy & Globalization

NEWSMAKERS By Valentina Pasquali Headed by 39-year-old prime minister Matteo Renzi, Italy’s new government is the youngest in the country’s history. But at the helm of the ministry of Finance is an official with a lot of stripes—the former chief ...

Cover: The Global Trade Backlash

April 01, 2014
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance,
  • Risk & Insurance,
  • Trade & Supply Chain

Multinational corporations lobbied hard for preferential agreements under proposed Asian and European trade pacts. But the result may be more than they bargained for.

Italy: Remodeling The Vatican Bank

April 01, 2014
  • Western Europe,
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance,
  • Global Banking

MILESTONES   By Luca Ventura   The oldest multinational in the world is about to get a substantial makeover. The news came on February 24th, when its CEO, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, also known as pope Francis, issued a Motu Proprio, ...

Global Salon: Richard Bove

April 01, 2014
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance,
  • Global Banking

THE BIG, THE BAD AND THE SAFEST By Hilary Johnson At Global Finance ’s monthly Salon, Richard Bove, bank analyst at Rafferty Capital and author of the book, Guardians of Prosperity: Why America Needs Big Banks , spoke about overregulation ...

Corporate Tax: The Cost Of Evasion

March 31, 2014
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance,
  • Tax & Accounting,
  • Global Investing

Corporate tax evasion is like the weather: Everyone complains about it, but what is being done and what does it mean for corporations?

Unicredit’s Recent Write-Offs Unlikely To Satisfy ECB

March 25, 2014
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance,
  • Western Europe,
  • Global Banking

UniCredit Holding, Milan The write-offs taken in early March by UniCredit may fall well short of what Italy’s largest bank needs to do to satisfy the European Central Bank before it takes over supervision of UniCredit and other EU members’ ...

The 411 on Anti-Money-Laundering

March 06, 2014
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance,
  • Global Banking,
  • Macroeconomy & Globalization

Given the spate of recent fines by UK and US regulators against banks for failure to comply with anti-money laundering regulations, it’s worth exploring the question of why the banks keep coming up short. The most recent headline was the ...

Chile: Arenas Takes Finance Helm

March 02, 2014
  • Latin America,
  • Emerging Markets,
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance

NEWSMAKERS By Forrest Jones Alberto Arenas returns to government as Finance minister with some big plans for a country looking to enact education, labor and other reforms. A budget director during Chilean president Michelle Bachelet’s first term in office from ...

UK: Britain Is A Tax Haven

March 02, 2014
  • Western Europe,
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance,
  • Tax & Accounting,
  • Treasury & Cash Management

MILESTONES By Ronald Fink Fiat-Chrysler’s move from Italy to London, and the plans of other multinationals to relocate to the United Kingdom, cements the UK’s newfound international tax status. The car manufacturer’s recent decision to shift its tax domicile from ...

Cover Story: The Volcker Effect

February 05, 2014
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance,
  • Global Banking

PROPRIETARY TRADING By Michael Shari Corporate clients of investment banks around the world could see a dramatic impact from the Volcker Rule, Basel III and other new rules against bank proprietary trading. Like his counterparts at many large and small ...

NAFTA Turns Twenty: So Far, So Good?

February 05, 2014
  • North America,
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance,
  • Trade & Supply Chain,
  • Macroeconomy & Globalization

MILESTONES By Forrest Jones Few things polarize policymakers like free-trade agreements, especially the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) linking the United States, Canada and Mexico. Critics of the agreement feared it meant jobs and industries would relocate to underdeveloped ...

Will the 'Google Tax' Go Viral?

January 16, 2014
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance,
  • Tax & Accounting,
  • Treasury & Cash Management

Tax officials perplexed by Google (Photo: CoolCaesar) If 2013 was the year public opinion turned solidly against the tax avoidance strategies of large technology companies, 2014 promises to be the year lawmakers actually address the schemes. In late December, Italy ...

Bernanke: In Praise of Bernanke

January 09, 2014
  • Macroeconomy & Globalization,
  • North America,
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance

Bernanke: The Visible Hand For Ben Bernanke, a rocky eight-year tenure as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board is ending on a good note. The U.S. economy, teetering on the brink in the wake of the financial crisis that erupted ...

Ryanair’s O’Leary vs. EasyJet’s McCall: No contest

December 13, 2013
  • Global Investing,
  • Western Europe,
  • Capital Raising & Corporate Finance,
  • Governance, Regulation & Compliance

Ryanair: Attitude Adjustment When EasyJet in November reported a pre-tax profit of £478 million (US$785 million) for fiscal 2013—a 51% jump from the previous year—it caused a considerable flap with the shareholders of rival budget airline Ryanair. The stockholders’ vexation ...

  • Next Page
  • 20
  • ...
  • 17,
  • 16,
  • 15,
  • 14,
  • 13,
  • ...
  • 1,
  • Previous Page

Advertisement

Advertisement

Back to Top

Follow us on these social networks

  • linkedIn
  • twitter
  • facebook
  • Follow us on:
  • Contact Us
  • About
  • Advertise
  • 2019 Editorial Calendar
  • Print Subscription
  • Online Account Login
  • Privacy and Cookie Policy
  • Your Privacy Rights
  • Terms of Use