Governance, Regulation & Compliance

No nation has achieved the goal of gender equality, but some are much closer than others.

Innovation hubs are not just for the private sector anymore.

Central bankers are increasingly environmentally-conscious.

Four nations are replacing their central bank governors.

Another real-world use for blockchain.

The explosion in digital technology is transforming the job of chief financial officer.

The importance of analytics and technology-related skills are rising.

Management consultant company makes an unusual move.

Michael Mauboussin, director of research at BlueMountain Capital Management and chairman of the board of trustees of the Santa Fe Institute, talks with Global Finance about behavioral economics and how to improve corporate decision-making.

Among the “soft” characteristics that are often ignored, trust is critical to business operations—and with global communications facilitating radical transparency, it is rising in significance.

Sarah I. Hody, an attorney in the Palo Alto office of law firm Perkins Coie, talks to Global Finance about fintech regulation and how the blockchain is impacting corporate interactions.

The ongoing Danske Bank Estonia scandal has already inspired tighter AML regs in the EU. But the authorities may be only getting started.

Speculation about who US President Donald Trump will pick to head the World Bank.

Air France gets its first female CEO.

National security concerns dampen cross-border M&As.

Lithuania establishes a regulatory regime fit for fintechs.

A 2021 transition date is closer than it appears, and banks are scrambling to prepare for a world without the venerable benchmark.

This year's World Economic Forum in Davos is happening in an era of rising protectionism and de-globalization.

Are chief operating officers going out of style?

A new global standard to fight money laundering.