A sustained slump in trading is threatening to wreck the nascent recovery at investment banks this year after many markets have failed to bounce back from the traditional summer slowdown, writes Tim Cave

Canadoil revolutionises the piping industry by offering integrated solutions to the oil and gas and power industries

Initially the preserve of major financial institutions, contracts for difference (CFDs) have become something of a global trading phenomenon over the past ten years. We explore the rise in popularity of CFDs

HSBC Insurance’s products and services are evolving differently around the world, responding to different cultures and customer needs. World Finance spoke to David Fried, Group GM and Group Head of Insurance, HSBC

The insurance business keeps growing within the Poste Italiane Group. Poste Assicura, part of the newly-born Poste Vita insurance group,
is a brand new, non-life insurance company

World Finance interviews Walt Diggelmann, CEO of AI One, on biologically inspired intelligence

World Finance interviews Oliver Cheng, Chairman of Fubon Life Insurance, on its recent successes

World Finance interviews Varang Chaiyawan, Senior Executive Vice President at Thai Life Insurance Co Ltd, on new distribution channels for Thailand

World Finance interviews Lee Barker, President and CEO of Sparton Resources Inc, on rethinking uranium

Thai Life’s corporate governance principles are strengthening business development

How artificial intelligence is transforming financial services

Liteforex is one of 200 companies worldwide supplying services to forex traders. Martyn Cornell reports

The wild gyrations of the South African rand perfectly illustrate the principle that a nation’s currency is very much the emblem of its fortunes. In its 50 years of existence, the rand has reflected with remarkable accuracy the upheavals of the country that hosted the World Cup

Simon Groves asks if uniform EU payment terms can help shift trade into a higher gear

Seguros BBVA Bancomer is a major force in Mexico’s insurance
industry and part of Mexico’s biggest financial Group. Jane Bordenave speaks to Strategic Planning and Marketing Director, Eduardo Viñolo about the keys to the company’s success