Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
A case for corporate governance
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 governance so important? Share ownership structures and management structures have changed dramatically over time. Moving from family owned businesses to public companies, and the separation […]
Advancing the FX platform
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 of forex trading from the comfort of their own homes. World Finance spoke to Nick Bang of ACM about the challenge of redefining […]
Yuan-sided argument for change
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 just a couple of years ago. Marshall Nicholson, MD and Global Head of Equity Capital Markets at BOCI, says new leadership […]
More for less
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 represent most organisations’ second-largest controllable expense is driving the quest for the vast opportunities for savings that can be found through a […]
Business as usual or a new way forward?
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 most major markets is expected to improve following a year of weak sales, corporate layoffs, idle plant and […]
Facing the futures market
Esignal, long known for its reliable, comprehensive data offering, puts the information crucial to negotiating the futures market together with the tools that make the data come to life. Reliable, fast, streaming, real-time futures, stock, options and forex prices come from the world’s markets, including approximately 150 North and South American, European, African and Asian […]
Safeguarding competitiveness
With advanced technological infrastructures, including the ever-growing network of branches, Marfin Popular Bank Group is equipped with officers assisting the group’s vision to become one of the largest and most successful banking organisations in Southeast Europe. Marfin Egnatia Bank (MEB) is part of Marfin Popular Bank Group, which also owns the second largest bank in […]
Full service broker meets online standard
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, Sigma remains at the forefront of online brokerage in Egypt through its ongoing investment in its people and technology. Sigma offers the full […]
BNP Paribas beats Q4 forecasts on lower charges
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. BNP struck a relatively confident note despite the economic uncertainty clouding the banking industry. Its profit was up on the previous quarter and […]
Trading without frontiers
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 fundamentally reshaped international markets and brought the vision of a global economy to fruition. The internet has brought us closer for we no longer live estranged and […]
