Global Investing

NEWSMAKERS: UNITED STATES   By Gordon Platt   Billionaire investor Warren Buffett was soaking in the tub when he came up with the idea of investing $5 billion in Bank of America.   Buffett banks on domestic investments The Berkshire Hathaway ...

TECHNOLOGY— SIBOS 2011   By Anita Hawser   Banks are facing growing competition from technologically advanced nonbanks as customers seek more convenience and higher service levels.   Imagine a world where money is no longer thought of as something physical ...

SIBOS 2011— TRADE FINANCE   By Denise Bedell   Trade finance is in the midst of wrenching changes, and banks must keep pace with them or face loss of market share and a deterioration of their client base.   The ...

SIBOS 2011   Change is in the air at this year’s annual Sibos conference in Toronto. Hosted by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), the conference provides a forum for the world’s biggest corporate and investment banks to ...

SIBOS 2011— REGULATION   By Denise Bedell   Companies—and their banks—are increasingly mindful of how regulatory changes, such as the introduction of Basel III, will affect their corporate banking activities and the cost of banking services.   Wholesale banking activities—in ...

NEWSMAKERS: GLOBAL   By Anita Hawser   Ligteringen: “Measure what you need to manage” “We are urging all companies to look systematically at their environmental,social and economic results,” says Ernst Ligteringen, CEO of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), which provides ...

COVER STORY: THE NEW RISKS   By Laurence Neville   Last year the global economy dodged some scary-looking bullets. This year it might not be so lucky.   As volatile and unnerving as it was, 2010 provided a welcome respite ...

FOCUS: COMMODITY RISK   By Michael Shari   Renewed turmoil in Europe, supply shortages and the growing impact of financial investors are driving renewed demand for commodities hedging.   For most of 2010, producers and consumers of many commodities had ...

WINNERS: EXCHANGES   Achievement Award ICE Long before derivatives reform was on the regulatory agenda, the Intercontinental Exchange in Atlanta was well on the way to achieving what regulators hope to accomplish with new rules—an unprecedented level of transparency in ...

United Kingdom   By Anita Hawser   Jenkins: London faces threat from multiple emerging market centers As economic power increasingly shifts toward the East and regulators in the West look to rein in the growth of their financial sectors, senior ...

NEWSMAKERS: GLOBAL By Michael Shari   As finance ministers and top executives of the world's largest banks converge in Washington for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank this month, a simmering diplomatic conflict between ...

GLOBAL MARKET BRACE FOR THE AFTERSHOCK   Many countries still have a long way to go to convince investors that they are not likely to suffer a sovereign default.   By Laurence Neville   Just as the mood was lifting ...

United Kingdom/Hong Kong   By Jonathan Gregson   Bolton: China is in an investment “sweet spot” Not so very long ago, City of London folk looked down their noses at those bankers, entrepreneurs and businessmen who sought their fortunes in ...

Global   By Anita Hawser   Abu Dhabi: Home of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund While the past couple of years have been challenging, to say the least, for investment funds in general, sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), some of ...

Building Boom   A much needed explosion in infrastructure spending is already under way in both developed and emerging markets.   By Gordon Platt     The world’s infrastructure will change dramatically in the decade ahead as a result of ...

Derivatives Stage A Comeback   Market participants are rediscovering the appeal of derivatives, and the providers that stayed the course during the recent meltdown are reaping the benefits.   By Laurence Neville   In the year covered by Global Finance’s ...

DYNAMIC GROWTH POTENTIAL     Turkey’s leaders have been actively promoting inward investment—with resounding successful results.   By Gordon Platt   Turkey is rolling out the red carpet for foreign investors, hoping to capitalize on its considerable growth potential once the ...

      By Gordon Platt Contributing Writer gplatt@gfmag.com     With a motivation for continuing reforms and a strong banking system, Turkey is well positioned to take advantage of the global economic recovery. Its strategic location and the security ...

  LEADING THE WAY   At the presidential palace in Ankara on July 21, Turkey’s president, Abdullah Gul, met with Global Finance for a wide-ranging interview covering Turkey’s role in the global economy and its international relations.   Global Finance: ...

WAITING IN THE WINGS   Egemen Bagis, chief negotiator, says the country’s reform efforts will pay off and admits that Turkey has made some mistakes in the past.   By Gordon Platt   Turkey somberly marked the 50th anniversary in ...