The corporate governance agenda has received great prominence during the past two decades. Many think of this as the next best thing after international accounting standards. But why is good governanc...
The majority of transactions have traditionally been made by phone, but the development of the internet and sophisticated trading software means that more and more people now have access to the world ...
While today, BOCI is truly a well positioned leading investment bank in the China and Hong Kong markets, Bank of China’s investment banking efforts have come a long way since being a small player ju...
Time was when more than a few executives banked their salaries and lived off their corporate expenses. Not any more – such times are long gone. The recognition that travel and associated expenses re...
As the dust settles over the economic turmoil of 2009, across the globe, many businesses are expecting – or at least hoping ? that 2010 will prove to be a turning point in their fortunes. GDP in mos...
Back in 2000, when internet access was a fledgling market in Egypt, the founders of Sigma Securities were ahead of the financial services market in launching the first online trading platform. Today, ...
France’s biggest listed bank BNP Paribas took fewer bad debt provisions than expected in the fourth quarter, helping it beat profit forecasts, and said these charges would be lower again in 2010. BN...
The spoken word started civilisation, the printed word started industrialisation, and the internet started the information age. Today, the world is open for businesses, as the internet has fundamental...
The financial crisis has deeply affected the modus operandi of all the main players in the markets and raised new questions for policy makers and regulators. These questions regard, on the one hand, h...
As a global supplier of transaction services, Neonet’s mission is to simplify global trading, enabling their clients to capitalise on increased trade fragmentation and new technical opportunities. B...