Eric Flour, deputy CEO of Societe Generale Factoring in charge of CSR resources and sponsors, explains how factoring, an essential lever of short-term financing for companies, has a strong impact in corporate social responsibility.

Sustainable finance is growing, offering surprising hope for investors and issuers as well as the planet

Labels can be misleading, none more so than those that try to reduce entire generations to a handful of shared characteristics. However, as technology has come to dominate our lives, its cycles also frame some of the key behaviours of particular cohorts.

On October 26, China’s top environmental and financial regulators jointly issued the “Guiding Opinions on Promoting Investment and Financing in Response to Climate Change”, which says that a preliminary scheme of climate investment and financing will be in place in China by 2025, and the scale of funds invested in the field of climate change will increase significantly.

Wim Grosemans, head of product management, payments and receivables at BNP Paribas, and Steven Lenaerts, head of product management Global Channels at BNP Paribas, explain the significance for corporate clients of the bank’s recent advances in instant payments.

Harvest Fund Management believes its local knowledge and approach to research gives it an edge over international asset managers on critical market issues such as the development of ESG investing.

The second live panel in our CEE Forward series focused on the challenges of bringing Central and Eastern Europe up to speed on sustainability and the opportunities this creates.

Banking has changed in the face of the pandemic and is the more secure for it, according to Katy Leclaire, Chief Risk Officer, Cedric Bauer, Business Continuity Manager and Eric Bendavid, Chief Information Security Officer on Societe Generale's Transaction Banking team.

The dynamics of money markets have been widely varied this year, from heavy March outflows to record Q2 inflows, under the shadow of the pandemic. This webinar sets out to understand how these events are affecting the money markets, and download the supporting white paper which gives practical insights into how we can work together to create a more effective, efficient and resilient market for all.

Veronika Zhukova, managing director, head of financial products and innovations at Sber Private Banking, discusses the importance of digital innovation and how the bank is helping clients understand the value of ESG investment.

Evgeny Kochemazov, chief investment officer for A-Club at Alfa-Bank, looks at how developments in the bond market have challenged the established view of this asset class.

Eleonore Bedel explains how helping BNP Paribas Wealth Management clients to make the right investment decisions can create a greater impact for all

China Merchants Bank is the primary bank in its market. Its success has been down to a long-term vision as much as a long-term perspective on its assets under management.

Digitization and data have been the mantra of trade finance experts and consultants for several years now. In this article, we address the central issues currently facing the data universe and how the trend can best be accelerated.

Covid-19 has caused banks, fintechs and payment providers to accelerate their digitalization strategies. Anders la Cour, co-founder and chief executive officer of Banking Circle, discusses the vital role of digital financial infrastructure in rebuilding banking to face an uncertain and unpredictable future.

Sustainable sentiment is driving growth in demand for sustainable and socially responsible financial services, leading to change in both asset management and banking

A keen eye for trends sees China’s top private bank leading from the front

Covid-19 has exposed gaps in global trade ecosystems, but there is no better time than now for industries and businesses to transform, says Daniel Lit, executive director for trade product management, global transaction services, DBS Bank