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21 Nov 2024
Interview of Ilya Polyakov at the Paris Infraweek 2024
Ilya Polyakov, Deputy Head of Global Banking and Advisory at Societe Generale is discussing Societe Generale's...
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Ilya Polyakov, Deputy Head of Global Banking and Advisory at Societe Generale is discussing Societe Generale's decarbonisation ambitions and its involvement in the energy transition sector.
Interview of Ilya Polyakov at the Paris Infraweek 2024
12 Nov 2024
Why decarbonising European steel is harder than it seems
Christophe Roux, Head of metals, mining and industries EMEA at Societe Generale, explores the challenges facing Europe's...
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Christophe Roux, Head of metals, mining and industries EMEA at Societe Generale, explores the challenges facing Europe's steel industry as it moves toward decarbonisation, in an article published in “Mining Technology” on October 25, 2024.
Why decarbonising European steel is harder than it seems
22 Oct 2024
Cross-border payments: supporting the treasurers' juggling act
Treasurers know what they want for their cross-border payments: seamless interoperability and liquidity management....
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Treasurers know what they want for their cross-border payments: seamless interoperability and liquidity management. This, however, is becoming harder to achieve amid geopolitical uncertainty and proliferating sanctions and compliance obligations. Add to that real-time operations, ISO 20022 standardisation and instant cross-border payments, it is easy to see...
Cross-border payments: supporting the treasurers' juggling act
22 Oct 2024
AI: An Opportunity for Treasurers in Search of Performance
Macro-economic environment and higher interest rates have stressed the importance of liquidity and how to precisely...
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Macro-economic environment and higher interest rates have stressed the importance of liquidity and how to precisely forecast cash requirements for corporates with the ambition to maximise return. As a consequence, artificial intelligence will certainly play a pivotal role in the monitoring of liquidity, working capital needs and investment by taking advantage...
AI: An Opportunity for Treasurers in Search of Performance
21 Oct 2024
The Future of a Low-carbon Shipping Industry
3 Questions to Paul Taylor, Global Head of Maritime Industries, GLBA
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3 Questions to Paul Taylor, Global Head of Maritime Industries, GLBA
The Future of a Low-carbon Shipping Industry
21 Oct 2024
Telecom Media Technology: Driving Sustainable Change
The Telecom Media Technology (TMT) sector finds itself at a pivotal juncture, grappling with substantial sustainability...
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The Telecom Media Technology (TMT) sector finds itself at a pivotal juncture, grappling with substantial sustainability challenges.
Telecom Media Technology: Driving Sustainable Change
15 Oct 2024
Optimising and simplifying the cross-border payments model
To improve the operational efficiency of cross-border payments, payment service providers can count on several...
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To improve the operational efficiency of cross-border payments, payment service providers can count on several initiatives, notably Market initiatives, while remaining vigilant regarding symmetries or asymmetries of situations and of access within geographical areas.
Optimising and simplifying the cross-border payments model
14 Oct 2024
What are the challenges to meet the G20’s goals on cross-border payments?
In 2020, the G20 countries defined goals to improve cross-border payments by 2027. Four years after that first step, the...
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In 2020, the G20 countries defined goals to improve cross-border payments by 2027. Four years after that first step, the priorities have now been clearly established… as have the hurdles that need to be overcome.
What are the challenges to meet the G20’s goals on cross-border payments?
11 Oct 2024
Societe Generale - Global Markets Conference
On September 26, Société Générale hosted its 10th Global Markets Conference in London, attended by around 350 finance...
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On September 26, Société Générale hosted its 10th Global Markets Conference in London, attended by around 350 finance professionals from 22 countries. The conference provided a platform for discussions on the latest innovations and updates in the fields of Macro, Quant, and Derivatives through a combination of keynote speeches, panel discussions, and...
Societe Generale - Global Markets Conference
03 Oct 2024
Data: the new Eldorado of international payments?
Banking institutions have huge quantities of data in their hands, and it is in their interest to use this data to...
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Banking institutions have huge quantities of data in their hands, and it is in their interest to use this data to improve their efficiency and quality of service – provided they preserve another of their assets: trust. The cross-border payments sector, for which the implementation of the ISO 20022 standard will facilitate the structuring and exchanging of...
Data: the new Eldorado of international payments?
25 Sep 2024
The new narrative of ESG investing
Since the boom in 2020, global Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) investments that embed ESG criteria have gone through some...
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Since the boom in 2020, global Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) investments that embed ESG criteria have gone through some bumpy years – particularly in 2023. Macroeconomic events such as the energy price shock in Europe, interest rate hikes, and even political elections, have had a profound impact on ESG investing.
The new narrative of ESG investing
24 Sep 2024
Swapping Vanilla for Green: ESG’s Expanding Role in Trade Finance
Sustainable finance has formed strong roots in the loan and bond markets, but where does it stand in the world of trade?...
23 Sep 2024
What's different in the global markets cycle?
Global markets are moving into a new phase, one that will require investors to manage their portfolios more actively as...
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Global markets are moving into a new phase, one that will require investors to manage their portfolios more actively as the easy returns of the past couple of years fade while volatility increases. However, this is also a market where intelligent asset allocation and a thoughtfully structured portfolio will be able to generate alpha – a chance for active...
What's different in the global markets cycle?
23 Sep 2024
How Soon is Now? What Instant Payment Really Means
Service immediacy has become a priority for many today, and this includes payments. However, not all markets have moved...
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Service immediacy has become a priority for many today, and this includes payments. However, not all markets have moved at the same pace to deliver on this aspect. Does it matter? Our experts Stephanie Ekindjian Delliste, Global Head of Payments and Cash Management Solutions, and Philippe Penichou, Global Head of Sales, Wholesale Payments and Cash Management,...
How Soon is Now? What Instant Payment Really Means
13 Sep 2024
United we stand: Strengthening the liquidity ecosystem
Robust and well-supported liquidity ecosystems keep the commercial world turning, whatever else is going on in society...
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Robust and well-supported liquidity ecosystems keep the commercial world turning, whatever else is going on in society at large. But it’s the symbiotic relationship between bank and corporate that keeps those systems strong. Edwin Hartog, Head of GTB, Societe Generale, Netherlands, and Joost Bergen, Founder of liquidity management advisory and training firm...
United we stand: Strengthening the liquidity ecosystem
03 Sep 2024
Towards a more responsible and sustainable approach to conduct Global transaction banking activities
Societe Generale recently launched a Sustainable GTB Framework to better support clients in their energy transition,...
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Societe Generale recently launched a Sustainable GTB Framework to better support clients in their energy transition, particularly in assessing and monitoring the environmental and social impact of their day-to-day transactions. With ongoing regulation and evolving standards, what are the challenges companies are facing? What is their role in this energy...
Towards a more responsible and sustainable approach to conduct Global transaction banking activities
13 Aug 2024
Latin America’s embrace of mega trends fuels its advance
While the disruptions of the past few years have impacted most markets and economies negatively, Latin America has been...
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While the disruptions of the past few years have impacted most markets and economies negatively, Latin America has been an outlier.
Latin America’s embrace of mega trends fuels its advance
25 Jul 2024
ESG DATA FOR INVESTORS: WHAT'S NEEDED TO SCALE UP
This article explores why there is still a need to foster the quality and accessibility of ESG data to be embedded in...
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This article explores why there is still a need to foster the quality and accessibility of ESG data to be embedded in investment solutions and risk management.
ESG DATA FOR INVESTORS: WHAT'S NEEDED TO SCALE UP
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