Craig Mellow

Shareholder activism is rising, even outside the US. Given recent market-shaking failures, more such assertiveness is welcome.

Fossil fuels had a comeback year, but the green transition is accelerating.

With interest rates rising in the West, China hopes its falling interest rates will attract multinationals to its domestic bond market.

Banks, challenged lately by macro and digital trends, are stronger now.

War and weather highlight the vulnerability of supplies critical to humanity’s future—especially food staples and the metals for renewable energy.

As of next year, every corporation may have to begin paying at least 15% in corporate taxes, regardless of which country it calls home.

The West’s financial assault on Russia may strengthen the yuan and cryptocurrency, but slowly.

The war in Ukraine is undermining the increasingly close partnership between Russia and China.

The wealthy are ready for a more sustainable future, but struggling with just how to get there.

The effect of the Glasgow COP26 meeting continues to grow and is now propelling the carbon-trading market.

Private banking has been tested by nearly two years of the Covid-19 pandemic. The industry passed with flying colors—and with considerable help from buoyant financial markets.

Decentralizing finance can unlock capital in cryptocurrencies, but will it last?

Top banks narrow the gender gap to better serve all investors.

Bjarne Tellmann is senior vice president and general counsel at GSK Consumer Healthcare, a joint venture that combines the consumer brands of GSK and Pfizer. He speaks to Global Finance about the intersectionality of his work.

Global law firms are following finance in adapting to technology’s efficiencies. Corporate clients demand it.

The Covid crisis is hastening banks’ adjustment to digital. But knowing a financial client is not the same as knowing a subscriber’s TV preferences.

The new frontiers in banking include mobile payments, blockchain, inclusion and … agriculture?

The best private banks in North America are putting new energy into the domestic market and pursuing up-and-coming customers below the highest levels of wealth.

​A crisis-filled year reminded private banking customers of the value of the personal touch. This year’s winners found ways to accommodate them.

China continues to mint new high-net-worth individuals, and private banks global and domestic are eager to serve.

A bleak feeling looms over the upper class as the coronavirus pandemic drags on.

Environmentally friendly investments attracted new interest in a brutal first quarter. But there are still plenty of skeptics.  

A crisis may spell opportunity, but it’s still a crisis. Look for digital acceleration and further consolidation as the post-Covid world takes shape.

How private banking endured the last global crisis shows how it might come through this one.

Ukraine's comedian-turned-president adds coronavirus to the list of challenges his war-weary country has to deal with.

Stumbling unicorns haven’t shaken the wealthy’s faith in private equity, but are its best years behind it?

While rising ranks of wealthy individuals support growth in private banking, these are challenging times for the industry.

Corporate borrowing remains high, despite fears of a pending recession. Still, post-crisis rules may be mitigating the risks.

Economies depend on productivity growth to raise wages and living standards. Why isn’t an era of unprecedented innovation also seeing major gains in productivity?

Startups are still more likely to get bought than go public, despite recent hype. But if the timing is right, an IPO can be just the ticket.

Big companies are leading the charge into green energy as the long-term cost benefits become more apparent, yet political hurdles remain.

Sometimes jittery markets can make wealthy clients panic. Those are the times when private bankers really earn their fees.

With the world as their oyster but more competition from other oyster hunters, private banks are focusing products and services in an effort to grow without sacrificing profits.

The wealth built in emerging markets is transforming the private banking sector, with the needs and desires of the emerging-markets ultra-rich changing as rapidly as the markets themselves.

Russia has stabilized itself since its 2014 break with the West—but prospects for faster growth that could attract foreign investors remain dim.

Recent audit failures are bringing new scrutiny to the dominance and business practices of the Big Four accounting firms. 

So-called tax havens face pressure as regulators seek to stem malfeasance, but there are legit reasons to go offshore.

While philanthropy has a long tradition among the ultrarich, private bankers say the inclination to give is stronger than ever—and vastly more complex.

Companies worldwide struggle to measure and report how well they are “doing good” as they do well for their stakeholders.

The latest tax and regulatory reforms in the US are intended to woo more corporate investment from abroad, but they offer both pros and cons that vary widely from sector to sector.

Changes in technology, regulation and the distribution of wealth are reshaping private banking throughout the Americas.

Green-bond issuances have been growing, even if there’s no precise definition of what a “green bond” is.

Saod Obaidalla, executive vice president and head of Private Banking at Emirates NBD, speaks with Global Finance about the evolution of the regional economy and the bank’s plans to compete with global rivals.

Private banking spent the past year out of the spotlight, which allowed it to focus on trimming costs while developing technology to deliver greater service. This year may be different.

Sung-Yeop Kim, executive vice president and head of the Wealth Management Group and Private Banking for KEB Hana, talks with Global Finance about how his bank serves Asia’s growing ranks of wealthy.

Work-space management lags behind work-style changes, presenting new challenges for property managers.

As costs rise in developing countries, and automation eliminates the most mindless tasks, some manufacturing and service businesses are going home—but with greatly reduced labor needs.

Private bankers need new strategies to make themselves relevant to Asia’s wealth creators.

Hong Kong has grown beyond most expectations since its reunification with China two decades ago. But Shanghai and Shenzhen pose fresh challenges.

Hong Kong has grown beyond most expectations since its reunification with China two decades ago. But Shanghai and Shenzhen pose fresh challenges.