Sentences with phrase «first global bank»

Spain's Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA), a multinational Spanish banking group, has officially become the first global bank to issue a loan using Bitcoin's underlying technology, the distributed ledger — hailing the event as a «significant advance in the exploitation» of the technology.

Not exact matches

When we bought our first plane, air travel was considered very expensive, extremely frustrating and awfully dull; more recently, the banking sector has been held responsible for the financial crisis and global recession, so we used our reputation to instil some trust and, as Virgin Money's slogan says, «Make everyone better off.»

GIC, one of the first sovereign funds to invest in Western banks during the global financial crisis, retains the other major investment made at the time, a stake in Citigroup which is profitable at current prices.

Then, in 2013, Chinese banking giant CITIC Securities acquired CLSA, becoming the first Chinese brokerage to purchase a global financial institution, according to CLSA's website.

JPMorgan's jump from third to first place means serious bragging rights for the global investment bank — it's something the bank can promote in marketing material when it pitches for work.

In a report last week, S&P forecast global investment banks would boost their revenues by 10 per cent year - on - year in the first quarter of 2017.

Citi also put a $ 4.5 billion to $ 5.2 billion valuation on another IPO contender - Commonwealth Bank of Australia's funds manager Colonial First State Global Asset Management.

In the Global Opportunity Reports we can see, first - hand, this trend of rising markets at the edges — such as the those between food and pharma, and between banking and telecommunication, just to mention a few.

First - quarter results from the big banks could offer insights into the issues buffeting the financial markets and the global economy.

Jason joined NEP in 2006 after working at Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) in their global industrial & services group where he participated in the origination and day - to - day execution of various investment banking transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures, public equity and debt financings, and private placements.

Koos Timmermans, CFO of ING, winner of our first Best Bank In The World award, speaks with Global Finance Magazine editor Andrea Fiano about how his bank succeeded in establishing a global footprint by following its clients, and the lesson that ING took from fintechs: focus on the user experieBank In The World award, speaks with Global Finance Magazine editor Andrea Fiano about how his bank succeeded in establishing a global footprint by following its clients, and the lesson that ING took from fintechs: focus on the user experGlobal Finance Magazine editor Andrea Fiano about how his bank succeeded in establishing a global footprint by following its clients, and the lesson that ING took from fintechs: focus on the user experiebank succeeded in establishing a global footprint by following its clients, and the lesson that ING took from fintechs: focus on the user experglobal footprint by following its clients, and the lesson that ING took from fintechs: focus on the user experience.

Our Global Market Strategies segment, established in 1999 with our first high yield fund, advises a group of 46 active funds that pursue investment opportunities across various types of credit, equities and alternative instruments, including bank loans, high yield debt, structured credit products, distressed debt, corporate mezzanine, energy mezzanine opportunities and long / short high - grade and high - yield credit instruments, emerging markets equities, and (with regards to certain macroeconomic strategies) currencies, commodities and interest rate products and their derivatives.

LONDON (Reuters)- The world's top 30 banks face a higher minimum requirement for their broadest measure of capital, global regulators said on Monday as they flagged a two - tier leverage ratio regime for the first time.

The bank's chief currency strategist Richard Grace made the forecast changes to reflect a slightly quicker - than - expected slowing in the global economy over the first quarter.

In November, Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE: VAC) created and hosted its first - ever Harvest for Hunger global food drive which resulted in 53,327 pounds of food donated to food banks worldwide.

TORONTO, October 30, 2014 - RBC has been recognized as the «Best Private Bank in Canada» for the third consecutive year in the Global Private Banking Awards 2014 presented by PWM (Professional Wealth Management) and The Banker magazines, making it the consistent winner in this category since it was first introduced into the awards programme in 2012.

Through our partnership with Ripple, we are optimizing our global payments and one of the first major banks to implement distributed financial technology in a commercial setting.»

optimizing our global payments and one of the first major banks to implement distributed financial technology in a commercial setting.»

For the first time in the history, when people are seeing the possibility of a financial freedom that isn't aligned with the interest of the global cooperatives, government or banks.

First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 13, 2014, by and among Desert Newco, LLC, Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC, Barclays Bank PLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., RBC Capital Markets, KKR Capital Markets LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc., and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc..

The Nauticus Initial Coin Offering is the first step in the company's bold vision for six global banking and eCommerce solutions utilizing blockchain technology.

In our continued search for excellence and innovation in reporting, we also rank for the first time the safety of Islamic Banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council, according to their ratings with the three main global rating agencies.

Having taken short rates to zero, for the first time in history, the global central banks sought to lower the long end of the curve by buying bonds.

While the decision to leave the EU has caused notable market upheaval, global market declines were actually more extreme in the first few months of 2016 due to significant commodity price weakness, concerns regarding slowed economic growth in the U.S. and China, and monetary decisions by major central banks.

Also in 2015, divergence in monetary policies unsettled developed currency markets: the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan continued quantitative easing programs while the Federal Reserve rhetorically led markets on a long, slow walk to the first increase in the fed funds rate since the global financial crisis.

CaixaBI raised $ 2 billion in 12 bond deals in 2013, and, in Portugal's first IPO in five years, the Lisbon - based bank was a global bookrunner for the IPO of Portugal's postal service, CTT - Correios de Portugal, last December.

Prior to joining the firm, he worked in London for Deutsche Bank AG (formerly Bankers Trust Company and Alex. Brown & Sons), first as a financial analyst in the technology and media group and then as an associate in the health care group of the Global Investment Banking department.

For the first time since the 2007 — 2009 global financial crisis, the European economy appears strong enough to stand on its own, no longer in need of massive central bank support.

In the first quarter, the yellow metal rose 16.5 percent, its best three - month performance since 1986, mostly on fears of negative interest rates and other global central bank policies.

From a global policy perspective, we think the Fed's recent hikes are the first stage in a cycle that will later this year see the European Central Bank (ECB) discuss a more normalized rate policy, and then lastly Japan's BoJ may at least expand its 10 - year Japanese government bond (JGB) yield target range.

In another well - flagged move, the Bank of England (BoE) raised interest rates in the United Kingdom (UK) for the first time since the global financial crisis, following data showing third - quarter UK growth was a little higher than consensus forecasts.

Last September, the company launched the «Global Payments Steering Group», which is the first interbank blockchain group for global payments, and which will enable member banks to facilitate the creation and maintenance of payment - transaction rules with formalised standards for money transfers over the Ripple blockGlobal Payments Steering Group», which is the first interbank blockchain group for global payments, and which will enable member banks to facilitate the creation and maintenance of payment - transaction rules with formalised standards for money transfers over the Ripple blockglobal payments, and which will enable member banks to facilitate the creation and maintenance of payment - transaction rules with formalised standards for money transfers over the Ripple blockchain.

Melbourne fintech company Nauticus has announced its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) will launch on March 31, the first stage of the company's bold vision for six ethical global banking and eCommerce solutions utilizing blockchain technology.

«We are proud to be the first - mover in the Swiss private banking area to provide blockchain asset management for our clients,» Arthur Vayloyan, Falcon's global head of products and services, said in a statement.

Melbourne fintech company Nauticus has announced its Initial Coin Offering (ICO), that will launch on March 31 and will mark the first stage of the company's bold vision for six ethical global banking and e-commerce solutions utilizing blockchain technology.

U.S. banks have also posted strong first - quarter earnings, helped by rising interest rates, improving global growth and increased trading revenues.

Since March 2009, the S&P 500 Index has had a total return of approximately 250 %, driven by two primary factors: First, super-easy global monetary policy in the wake of the banking crisis, which drove down returns on safe assets to the point where risky assets became a much more compelling proposition than is typical.

HONG KONG — Global bank HSBC said Friday it's launching its latest multibillion - dollar share buyback, as it released its first quarterly earnings report under its new chief executive, John Flint.

I first did a a finance internship with Singapore Press Holdings, before embarking onto a global data internship at Bloomberg, Singapore, and just before graduation, I signed a contract with Standard Chartered Bank to participate in its Finance International Graduate Program.

Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)- Part III - Chapter 11 - Breastfeeding Nutrient adequacy of exclusive breastfeeding for the term infant during the first six months of life (2002) Geneva, World Health Organization Full text [pdf 278kb] The optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding: a systematic review Geneva, World Health Organization, 2001 Full text [pdf 1.06 Mb] Report of the expert consultation of the optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding Report of an expert consultation Geneva, World Health Organization, 28 - 30 March 2001 Full text [pdf 122kb] The WHO Global Data Bank on Infant and Young Child Feeding Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding Feeding Your Baby From Six Months To One Year Your guide to help you introduce food to your baby Adapted and reproduced with permission of Peel Public Health, Region of Peel A Practical Workbook to Protect, Promote and Support Breastfeeding in Community Based Projects Health Canada, Ottawa, 2002 This workbook is intended to assist the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) or similar community based prenatal projects to identify strategies and specific actions to protect, promote and support breastfeeding in a population health context.

It was also the first Nigerian bank to issue Global Depository Receipts (GDRs).

And on bank bonuses - «This is the first time that global regulation has stepped in to [clamp down on] corporate cowboy behaviour as far as their remuneration is concerned.»

The first is on the principles to reform the global banking system including bringing the shadow banking system, including hedge funds, into the global regulatory net.

Hammond's first test today — responding to the Bank of England decision to cut interest rates to a record low of 0.25 % — may not quite be at the same level as Darling's, who had to deal with the enveloping maelstrom of a global financial crisis, but he will be hoping his understated approach will inspire greater confidence in the markets.

Murray and Lopez brought the idea to the World Bank and then the World Health Organization, which together published the first preliminary «Global Burden of Disease» in 1993.

After a local seed bank in Syria was damaged in the country's civil war, researchers have made the first - ever withdrawal from the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

As a first contribution to the $ 2bn, the World Bank is processing a $ 215m operation, including $ 170m from the International Development Association, $ 20 million from the Global Environment Facility, and $ 9 million from the Nordic Development Fund, to be presented to the Board by March 2018.

Category: Africa, Asia, Central America, Child Health, Combat HIV / AIDS, End Poverty and Hunger, English, Environmental Sustainability, Europe, Gender Equality, Global Partnership, Maternal Health, Middle East, Millennium Development Goals, NGO, North America, Oceania, Private Institution, Public Institution, Refugee and displaced, South America, Universal Education, Voluntary Association, Your experiences, Your ideas · Tags: Afghanistan, Ban Ki - moon, Burkina Faso, Chad, children, civic engagement, conflict areas, conflict situations, curriculum frameworks, dignity, Educate a Child, Education, Education First, Education for All Global Monitoring Report, education programme, education systems, Enhancement for Literacy, Forest Whitaker, fragile states, Gaza, gender equity, girls, global citizenship, global citizenship education, global development agenda, global initiative, government, Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, hidden crisis, Human Rights, Human Rights Education, humanitarian aid, inequalities, international community, Iraq, Irina Bokova, Jordan, Lebanon, life skills, Literacy Initiative for Empowerment, Millennium Development Goals, new teachers, non-formal peace education, non-violence, peace, Peacebuilding, PeaceEarth Foundation, primary education, primary schools, promoting peace, Qatar, refugees, School Day of Non-violence and Peace, secondary education, special education, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sudan, sustainable development, Syrian refugees, UN, UNESCO, UNESCO Director - General, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, UNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education, United Nations, United Nations Secretary - General, UNRWA, violence, vulnerable groups, West Bank, woman empowerment, young people, Youth Peacemaker NGlobal Partnership, Maternal Health, Middle East, Millennium Development Goals, NGO, North America, Oceania, Private Institution, Public Institution, Refugee and displaced, South America, Universal Education, Voluntary Association, Your experiences, Your ideas · Tags: Afghanistan, Ban Ki - moon, Burkina Faso, Chad, children, civic engagement, conflict areas, conflict situations, curriculum frameworks, dignity, Educate a Child, Education, Education First, Education for All Global Monitoring Report, education programme, education systems, Enhancement for Literacy, Forest Whitaker, fragile states, Gaza, gender equity, girls, global citizenship, global citizenship education, global development agenda, global initiative, government, Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, hidden crisis, Human Rights, Human Rights Education, humanitarian aid, inequalities, international community, Iraq, Irina Bokova, Jordan, Lebanon, life skills, Literacy Initiative for Empowerment, Millennium Development Goals, new teachers, non-formal peace education, non-violence, peace, Peacebuilding, PeaceEarth Foundation, primary education, primary schools, promoting peace, Qatar, refugees, School Day of Non-violence and Peace, secondary education, special education, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sudan, sustainable development, Syrian refugees, UN, UNESCO, UNESCO Director - General, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, UNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education, United Nations, United Nations Secretary - General, UNRWA, violence, vulnerable groups, West Bank, woman empowerment, young people, Youth Peacemaker NGlobal Monitoring Report, education programme, education systems, Enhancement for Literacy, Forest Whitaker, fragile states, Gaza, gender equity, girls, global citizenship, global citizenship education, global development agenda, global initiative, government, Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, hidden crisis, Human Rights, Human Rights Education, humanitarian aid, inequalities, international community, Iraq, Irina Bokova, Jordan, Lebanon, life skills, Literacy Initiative for Empowerment, Millennium Development Goals, new teachers, non-formal peace education, non-violence, peace, Peacebuilding, PeaceEarth Foundation, primary education, primary schools, promoting peace, Qatar, refugees, School Day of Non-violence and Peace, secondary education, special education, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sudan, sustainable development, Syrian refugees, UN, UNESCO, UNESCO Director - General, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, UNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education, United Nations, United Nations Secretary - General, UNRWA, violence, vulnerable groups, West Bank, woman empowerment, young people, Youth Peacemaker Nglobal citizenship, global citizenship education, global development agenda, global initiative, government, Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, hidden crisis, Human Rights, Human Rights Education, humanitarian aid, inequalities, international community, Iraq, Irina Bokova, Jordan, Lebanon, life skills, Literacy Initiative for Empowerment, Millennium Development Goals, new teachers, non-formal peace education, non-violence, peace, Peacebuilding, PeaceEarth Foundation, primary education, primary schools, promoting peace, Qatar, refugees, School Day of Non-violence and Peace, secondary education, special education, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sudan, sustainable development, Syrian refugees, UN, UNESCO, UNESCO Director - General, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, UNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education, United Nations, United Nations Secretary - General, UNRWA, violence, vulnerable groups, West Bank, woman empowerment, young people, Youth Peacemaker Nglobal citizenship education, global development agenda, global initiative, government, Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, hidden crisis, Human Rights, Human Rights Education, humanitarian aid, inequalities, international community, Iraq, Irina Bokova, Jordan, Lebanon, life skills, Literacy Initiative for Empowerment, Millennium Development Goals, new teachers, non-formal peace education, non-violence, peace, Peacebuilding, PeaceEarth Foundation, primary education, primary schools, promoting peace, Qatar, refugees, School Day of Non-violence and Peace, secondary education, special education, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sudan, sustainable development, Syrian refugees, UN, UNESCO, UNESCO Director - General, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, UNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education, United Nations, United Nations Secretary - General, UNRWA, violence, vulnerable groups, West Bank, woman empowerment, young people, Youth Peacemaker Nglobal development agenda, global initiative, government, Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, hidden crisis, Human Rights, Human Rights Education, humanitarian aid, inequalities, international community, Iraq, Irina Bokova, Jordan, Lebanon, life skills, Literacy Initiative for Empowerment, Millennium Development Goals, new teachers, non-formal peace education, non-violence, peace, Peacebuilding, PeaceEarth Foundation, primary education, primary schools, promoting peace, Qatar, refugees, School Day of Non-violence and Peace, secondary education, special education, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sudan, sustainable development, Syrian refugees, UN, UNESCO, UNESCO Director - General, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, UNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education, United Nations, United Nations Secretary - General, UNRWA, violence, vulnerable groups, West Bank, woman empowerment, young people, Youth Peacemaker Nglobal initiative, government, Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, hidden crisis, Human Rights, Human Rights Education, humanitarian aid, inequalities, international community, Iraq, Irina Bokova, Jordan, Lebanon, life skills, Literacy Initiative for Empowerment, Millennium Development Goals, new teachers, non-formal peace education, non-violence, peace, Peacebuilding, PeaceEarth Foundation, primary education, primary schools, promoting peace, Qatar, refugees, School Day of Non-violence and Peace, secondary education, special education, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sudan, sustainable development, Syrian refugees, UN, UNESCO, UNESCO Director - General, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, UNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education, United Nations, United Nations Secretary - General, UNRWA, violence, vulnerable groups, West Bank, woman empowerment, young people, Youth Peacemaker Network

It builds upon a selection of relevant and practical papers and presentations given at the 2nd International Conference on Evaluating Climate Change and Development held in Washington DC in 2014 and includes perspectives from independent evaluations of the major international organisations supporting climate action in developing countries, such as the Global Environment Facility.The first section of the book sets the stage and provides an overview of independent evaluations, carried out by multilateral development banks and development organisations.

It's the first time the central bank has moved the overnight rate since September 2010 — a move the bank calls «insurance» against the potentially destructive effects of the global oil price collapse.