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WEALTH

France’s Indosuez enters new era with Degroof Petercam buy

Its acquisition of the Belgian private bank and asset manager offers Indosuez a chance to bulk up fast in key European markets. Its chief executive Jacques Prost sits down… erm, stands up with Euromoney to discuss the firm’s future.

Elliot Wilson, September 09, 2024

Opinion

Macaskill on markets: In the year of equities, derivatives are key

It is turning out to be an equities year for the big investment banks, as fixed income revenues fall or stall and fees from dealmaking recover slowly.

Jon Macaskill, September 06, 2024

Treasury

Syndicated loans bounce back

Direct lending may have benefitted from the resurgence in US private equity buy outs in the first half of the year, but there may still be a return to syndicated markets.

Paul Golden, September 05, 2024

Treasury

High rates fail to dampen commercial lending growth

Bullish US companies are looking beyond historically high interest rates and tight lending standards when it comes to commercial lending.

Paul Golden, September 05, 2024

Sponsored by CIB

Africa’s sustainable finance market shows some promise amid challenges

Issuance of sustainable finance across Africa has risen rapidly in recent years. Yet activity is still only a fraction of what it could be. Can the market overcome its challenges and reach its potential?

September 04, 2024

BANKING

Passera doubles down on SME-neobank model

While incumbent Italian banks have seen profits surge thanks to higher rates, the shrinking size and profitability of the non-performing loan market has hit illimity hard. Unperturbed, founder and chief executive Corrado Passera believes the original premise for an SME-focused neobank is more valid than ever.

Dominic O’Neill, September 03, 2024

BANKING

Nearshoring in Mexico: from talk to practical reality

Nearshoring has become a topic that is discussed so often – and applied to so many issues – that it seems to be everywhere, and nowhere at once. Euromoney talks to banks operating in the Mexican market to find specific examples of new business being generated by nearshoring.

Rob Dwyer, September 03, 2024

CAPITAL MARKETS

KfW crypto deal highlights potential and problems of blockchain bonds

A small three-month deal from one of the bond market’s most frequent issuers shows the potential for on-chain delivery versus payment in central bank money. But the obstacles to widespread use of blockchains remain.

Peter Lee, September 03, 2024

Sponsored by Mashreq Bank

Using tech innovation to enhance client experience

Banks are investing heavily in technologies to improve the efficiency of their operations from the back end to the front. Mashreq is focusing as much investment on enhancing the banking experience as it is on enhancing client experience.

August 30, 2024

Foreign Exchange

Political headwinds continue to drive LatAm FX uncertainty

Having taken a hammering following Mexico’s election results and the Brazilian president's comments on fiscal consolidation, the prospects for the key Latin American currencies over the remainder of 2024 are unclear.

Paul Golden, August 30, 2024

Treasury

BaaS models buffeted by industry headwinds

Proponents of banking-as-a-service will be hoping that UniCredit’s decision to acquire Aion Bank and Vodeno marks a turning point in a sector that has experienced considerable volatility.

Paul Golden, August 29, 2024

Fintech

Will LatAm’s payment startups feel the ‘PIX-effect’?

Investing in Latin America’s payment fintechs is having a moment – but will the region’s central banks kill off their revenue model by adopting their own version of Brazil’s PIX?

Rob Dwyer, August 29, 2024

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