Santander CEO Alfredo Sáenz tells Karina Robinson that while M&As are there for the taking, it is imperative not to act hastily in the troubled market.

Alternative investments are providing both business opportunities and challenges to custodians, whose response will determine their profile in an increasingly competitive arena, Silvia Pavoni reports.

The European trading venue landscape has experienced a period of unprecedented activity.

Michael Mueller, head of wholesale solutions for Deutsche Bank’s global transaction banking business, spoke to Charlie Corbett about the implications of this year’s roll out of a Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) for the European banking industry.

The UK faster payments initiative is expected to revolutionise the way consumers and companies do business, and yet it was launched in May with little fanfare. Charlie Corbett explores the impact of the new system and why the trumpets were muted.

Central banks may be squirming as inflation expectations continue to rise, but Philip Alexander finds bankers are getting comfortable with their clients’ efforts to protect themselves against higher prices.

The demand for infrastructure projects will increase in the future, requiring big money, even in a recession. The private sector involvement that will be needed is already taking shape in the form of a growing number of infrastructure funds, writes Geraldine Lambe.

Millennium BCP exceeded expectations with a $1.3bn rights issue in April despite a cooling market and tough regulation, writes Edward Russell-Walling.

Deutsche Bank has proven that if the structure is right, large-scale privatisations and emerging markets are still attractive. The emerging markets ECM team that drove through Türk Telecom’s deal in Turkey’s first IPO of the year talks to Edward Russell-Walling.

Credit woes have spread into the mid-market, drying up many areas of activity. But for those banks in the right products and geographies, there is still business to be done. And for those with cash, it’s a good time to build, writes Geraldine Lambe.