The world’s leading pension plans, superannuation funds and insurance companies are reorganising their operations as they grapple with the forces of regulation and loose monetary policy and seek to meet their long-term commitments. We surveyed 23 of the world’s leading…

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Corporate borrowers expect a more challenging 2016 Australasia’s largest corporates are expecting more challenging financing markets in 2016. Just 9% of chief financial officers (CFOs) and corporate treasury managers expect credit spreads to be highly conducive next year, well down…

The peak body for Australia’s superannuation sector recently profiled the local head of BNP Paribas Securities Services, David Braga. David outlined how his business works as a partner to best assist its clients to achieve success. He pointed out, in…

BNP Paribas Study Reveals Finance Industry’s Predictions                               What’s ahead for the country’s financial institutions and their corporate clients over the next decade? Ten years ago…

Asset owners manage risk and uncertainty on a daily basis. They need to understand risk holistically, have the necessary systems and controls in place, have the granular/drill-down data required for robust decision-making, and to be able to demonstrate all this…

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A long-term outlook for asset owners and managers What do you think our industry will be like in 2025?  One thing is certain; the environment that we are operating in today will not exist in 10 years’ time. Markets, our…

Aiming to better serve entrepreneur clients, BNP Paribas Wealth Management has conducted the largest scale global research study into successful entrepreneurs learning who and where they are.   BNP Paribas Wealth Management has issued the first edition of its new…

The webTV of the economists of BNP Paribas is presented every month by journalist François Doux. On the agenda: three interviews regarding top headlines in the international economic world. EcoTV October’s headlines: No growth, no jobs– Philippe D’ARVISENET The unemployment…