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Treasury

Custodians expand their reach as the market evolves

Traditional custodians are maintaining their dominance in the face of growing fintech activity in the sector.

Paul Golden, February 22, 2024

Opinion

Barclays should consider moving its primary listing to New York

Even after the rally on its latest restructuring plan, investors still value the UK bank at such a wide discount to book that management must consider radical action.

February 22, 2024

Opinion

Can Barclays’ Venkat do what he says?

Barclays chief executive CS Venkatakrishnan intends to stop a low-returning investment bank from dragging the rest of the group down with it. He argues that most of the improvements are within the bank’s own grasp. That is debatable, and in any case hardly reassuring.

Mark Baker, February 20, 2024

Opinion

Banks fight back against direct lenders to lead $5 billion Cotiviti recap

Direct lenders commanded generous terms on leveraged buyout financing last year, but volumes were low and, now that they show signs of revival, the banks are competing once more.

Peter Lee, February 20, 2024

Opinion

NatWest share sale speculation overshadows full-year results

The UK government’s impending sale to retail investors of a big stake in the bank informs the shadow-play guidance on this year’s earnings.

Peter Lee, February 19, 2024

Foreign Exchange

Centralized in-house FX management sounds great, but has limits

Boosting the role of corporate treasury by enabling it to centralize group-wide FX management may sound appealing, but implementation and cost challenges should not be underestimated.

Paul Golden, February 16, 2024

Opinion

Sieg’s plan to transform Citi’s wealth business

One of the first edicts handed down by Citi’s wealth head is to tell all private bankers to track and record client calls. It has ruffled feathers at the US lender, but if it transforms the unit into the powerhouse CEO Jane Fraser wants it to be, then so be it.

Elliot Wilson, February 16, 2024

Treasury

Corporates rush to take advantage of better conditions

Accommodating credit markets mean that corporates are keen to get fundraising completed ahead of elections on both sides of the Atlantic.

Paul Golden, February 15, 2024

Opinion

Transition bonds should make room for green enablers

Funded by green bonds, decarbonized assets are driving emissions upwards in other sectors that supply the necessary raw materials and shipment services. A capital markets transition label ought to factor this in.

Marianne Gros, February 14, 2024

Three generation family making a safari in the desert of Dubai

WEALTH

Private banks eye the Gulf’s transfer of family wealth

Bankers in the Middle East are intensifying their focus on succession planning as the first wave of intergenerational wealth transfer looms.

Lucy Frost, February 13, 2024

BANKING

Nick O’Kane, Macquarie’s commodities King, steps down

He leaves the Australian financial firm after transforming its commodities and global markets division, and despite being widely tipped as likely to succeed current CEO Shemara Wikramanayake.

Elliot Wilson, February 13, 2024

Foreign Exchange Survey

Asiamoney FX Survey 2022

Asiamoney’s FX rankings, derived from sister publication Euromoney’s flagship global FX survey, identify the leading providers of foreign exchange trading services. In the 2022 survey, Euromoney received 1,062 valid responses from consumers of FX liquidity, representing total FX consumption of $99.06 trillion in the calendar year 2021

September 21, 2022

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