SmartStream's CEO Philippe Chambadal and senior product manager Phil Cantor discuss the importance of intraday cash management in helping financial institutions save money, stay competitive and avoid regulatory pressure. 

It is becoming more difficult to call four-year old Moelis & Co a boutique firm. Times are good for independent investment banks, but can this run of good business continue?

The discovery of oil has turned Ghana into one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Ghana knows it has plenty to do to ensure the commodity remains a blessing but the early signs are good.

Ghana is making plenty of effort to diversify its economy. But cocoa, gold and oil will have the biggest impact on the economy in the coming years, so for now the country is reaping the benefits of high global prices for these commodities.

Brazilian oil company Petrobras is planning to take advantage of the changing world order in currency terms by reducing its reliance on the US dollar in favour of the euro and sterling markets.

As companies abolish final salary pension schemes and governments seek to foster private pension provision, variable annuity offerings are moving to centre stage in Europe. But they require careful structuring.

Paul Camp, global head of Cash Management Financial Institutions at Deutsche Bank, looks at the current industry landscape and how the business will develop over the coming years.

As banks prepare for the impact of Basel III regulations, many Islamic financial institutions are finding they already exceed the requirements.

Joe Cassidy, Deutsche Bank’s global head of prime rates brokerage and clearing, considers how the over-the-counter derivative landscape is evolving and what market participants can do to prepare for the changes.

An increasingly competitive transaction banking landscape, has led to worries from some cash management providers about the feasibility of continuing to provide the same scope of coverage they once did.