The nomination of Janet Yellen to succeed Ben Bernanke as Chair of the US Federal Reserve comes at one of the riskiest moments in the recent history of the Fed

World Finance interviews Yannick Archambault, COO of BMO Harris Private Banking, on a century of serving high-net-worth families

World Finance interviews Barry McQuain and Kobi Dorenbush, joint CEOs of Caledonian Group, on the global financial services they offer and the sustainability of the offshore financial sector

World Finance interviews Dr Alex Otti, CEO of Diamond Bank, on overcoming the challenges in Nigeria’s banking sector

World Finance interviews Saruhan Dogan, board member at Finansinvest, on the latest changes in Turkey’s capital markets

World Finance interviews Conor McEnroy, CEO of Abbeyfield Group and Chairman of Paraguay’s Sudameris Bank, on banking in Latin America

A new framework is set to make fiscal activity in Luxembourg more transparent. The rules will deeply impact private banking in the country, write Maxime Weissen and Dirk Adriaenssens of ING Private Banking Luxembourg

World Finance interviews Philippe Wallez, CEO of ING Private Banking Belgium, on the current trends in private banking and wealth management in Belgium

World Finance interviews Emilio Ilac, Managing Director of Institutional Clients at Puente, on the key to their success in Latin America.

World Finance interviews Professor Daniel Tsiddon, Deputy CEO of Bank Leumi, on the benefits of being a smaller local bank

World Finance interviews Dr Bernd Van Linder, Managing Director at Saudi Hollandi Bank, on the Saudi banking system’s reactions to Basel III

World Finance interviews Dr Mohammed Haider Ali Miah, Managing Director and CEO of EXIM Bank, on better serving Bangladesh with Islamic finance products, and its commitment to CSR

World Finance interviews Charles Borg, CEO of Bank of Valletta, on the Maltese economy and whether it will escape the trouble that affected Cyprus

World Finance interviews Persella Ioannides, Executive Director of Meritkaptial, on the effect the Cypriot economy has had on business.

World Finance interviews Emre Hatem, Senior Vice President responsible for the Project and Acquisition Finance and the Sustainability Team at Garanti Bank