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Bi-annual Country risk survey monitoring political and economic stability of 185 countries
The results of this year’s Euromoney Private Banking and Wealth Management Survey show big changes in the upper echelons of the global wealth management industry.
Legendary troubleshooter Oswald Grübel has had a tough first year at UBS, trying to mend the bank’s tattered reputation and staunch the outpouring of client money. But his biggest challenge may be convincing the markets that his methods are working. Peter Lee reports.
A strategy of integration is paying rich dividends for Credit Suisse, sending the Swiss private bank storming past local rival UBS to take the top spot in the global rankings. Now it needs to maintain that momentum. Helen Avery reports.
With over 12,000 respondents in 2009 and now in its 32nd year, it is the industry's largest, most respected survey.
By absorbing Fortis, BNP Paribas emerges as the rising star in the eurozone. The crisis has validated the bank’s business model and its risk management. But its long-serving leadership team remains cautious in its moment of triumph and wary of what regulators might impose. Peter Lee reports.
Martin Redrado departs as central bank governor of Argentina after standing by his principles. Someone will regret that, but it probably won’t be Redrado.
New management structure is designed to integrate Mexican bank’s activities and shore up management team as Medina Mora moves up Citi global hierarchy.
Qatar Financial Centre move to attract asset management and insurance come as questions over David Proctor detention grow; Doha exchange makes international appointments.
Possibly the defining feature of the financial crisis in relation to trade finance has been the increased importance of multilateral institutions such as the International Finance Corporation and national export credit agencies.
Uncertainty remains over how Dubai plans to finance its large debt burden.
Bond exchange sees strong take-up; Investors had little choice but to buy rights issue
Revenues heavily weighted to OTC derivatives Worst-case guidance: JPM could face revenue loss of $3 billion a year
Despite, or perhaps because of, the changing nature of the interbank market, liquidity has returned to most corners of foreign exchange. But uncertainties remain over quantitative easing, Japan and the recovery. The panel gathered at the end of 2009 to find we are still in uncharted territory.
In a cash-scarce world, electronic bells and whistles take second place to systems and partners that help clients marshal their global liquidity as quickly and visibly as possible. Maximizing working capital throughout the supply chain is now a necessity, not a luxury. Clients and banks must change.
February 2010
The financial crisis and its reverberations have been felt dramatically across the private banking industry. The status quo has been altered and new leaders have emerged, as the Euromoney 2010 private banking poll reveals. Helen Avery reports.
January 2010
Their problems have highlighted the importance of trade finance in maintaining the flow of goods. Laurence Neville reports on what is being done to sustain a vital economic function
December 2009
The top six firms in terms of market share are all universal banks which have been less impacted by the credit crisis than some of their more wholesale-focused counterparts. The message is clear: balance sheet counts.
October 2009
Citi’s leadership of Euromoney’s 2009 international cash management poll results was far from a given this year.
September 2009
This recession is unusual in that it was not triggered by commercial real estate but has dragged the sector down with it. However, this does not mean that recovery for this asset class will be any quicker or less painful. Louise Bowman reports.
With the international economy more volatile than ever, global investors are paying more attention to country risk analysis. Risk looms both where you most and least expect it. In Euromoney’s latest rankings, the US has fallen out of the top 10. Jacqueline Cutler reports.
May 2009
The top-five banks in the 2009 Euromoney FX poll remain the same as in 2008 despite big sub-prime losses. As senior FX bankers make clear, a leading position in the market reflects an established set of relationships that aspirant banks find hard to build, whatever their creditworthiness. Lee Oliver reports.
People are buying hope. This still has to be turned into reality
A banker warns that the rally might be unsustainable