Governance, Regulation & Compliance

The Middle East could prove a profitable oasis.

Beijing's overhaul announcement and state media coverage sought to boost consumer and investor confidence, which has been shaken by the Chinese economy's slow emergence from Covid-19 lockdowns.

Could the SVB and Signature Bank runs have been prevented?

Saudi Arabia's central bank raised key policy rates seven times in 2022 and economic growth is projected to slow this year.

World Bank President David Malpass—a Trump administration appointee—will soon be replaced by the Biden administration's pick, former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga.

Kazuo Ueda will have his plate full when he takes over in the spring, with the market keen to see whether—and how soon—he will deviate from his predecessors controversial policies.

Audit companies face an audit by a government oversight agency and are found lacking.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will nominate a new head of the BoJ perhaps as early as February. 

Britain repeals post-2008 banking reforms, including the cap on bonuses for bankers.

The excise tax—also meant to prevent corporations from amassing excess capital at the top—is anticipated to raise around $74 billion.

The FTC is suing to block the merger of Nvidia and Arm as well as the purchase of virtual-reality startup Within by Meta (Facebook).

Some political leaders are making progress in combatting climate change at COP27 while others are playing the blame game.

A new SEC seeks to align CEO and close collaborators’ compensation with corporate results.

After years of easy money, central banks are tightening up—some more quickly than others. Global Finance grades their performance in the face of the past year’s rising inflation. 

Byadran Lkhagvasuren, governor of the central bank of Mongolia, gave an interview to Global Finance about the bank’s future and potential stagflation.

One of the biggest challenges for Tarek Amer’s successor will be balancing austerity and boosting citizens' purchasing power.

Despite emerging alternatives, the network power of Swift makes it tough to remain in the global financial system and avoid sanctions.  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission hopes to implement new climate change disclosure rules by the end of 2022.

China and Russia have their own Swift-like systems, and while neither is likely to displace Swift tomorrow, sanctions will propel efforts to strengthen and expand them.

CFOs must now tackle real-time emergencies and have the quick reflexes needed for crisis management.