CEO Profiles
Karl-Johan Persson, H&M
Will the grandson of fast fashion retailer, H&M's founder give confidence in his ability to steer the business through current economic woes?
Bernard Arnault, Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton
France's richest man and an advocate of tight control over his distinguished brands, Bernard Arnault has all aspects of the luxury market cornered
Christian Jourquin, Solvay
Following a lifelong career that groomed him for the top position in chemicals giant Solvay S.A., the CEO has sold off one of its top performing divisions within three years of taking overBulgarian squeeze
How the EU are putting pressure on the Eastern European country.
Danone a good job
We profile Franck Riboud, CEO Danone
Artistic investment
Investing in art can yield big dividends, we investigate the market for corporate acquisitions
Open for business
How Ireland is timidly opening up to new investment strategies.
UK's FSA boss Sants quits in unexpected move
UK's FSA boss Sants quits in unexpected move
CIT hires new CEO
Zapatero: Spain's financial system solid
IMF chief says could leave early for French politics
UK consumer confidence rises in January
BA braced for legal battle as Q3 loss looms
Kenya's MPC sees no risk with domestic inflation
Toyota suffers as recall grows; rivals benefit
Litigation funds turn spotlight on Britain
Multimedia
Bulgaria's investment potential
Bulgaria's Investment Agency Director on investing in Bulgaria
Real-Time communication
Peter Quinlan explains the manifold benefits of benefits of telepresence
Belgian investment
An interview with the Belgian economic attache on investment in FlandersLatest Edition
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Politics imperil IMF in Europe
Domestic politics and popular discontent are threatening IMF rescue deals, unsettling investors who view them as vital for financial recovery....CEOs courting Asian Sovereign Wealth Funds
Recession has changed prevailing opinions on SWFs, now they are being courted for their ability to invest...Clamping down on tax dodgers
OECD action is going to mean a reduction in tax havens...Addressing Indian FDI
India has opened the door to FDI...Global dispatches
- UK's FSA boss Sants quits in unexpected move
- UK's FSA boss Sants quits in unexpected move
- CIT hires new CEO
- Zapatero: Spain's financial system solid
- IMF chief says could leave early for French politics
- UK consumer confidence rises in January
More profiles
- Anders Dahlvig, Ikea
- Donald Trump, Trump Organisation
- Dieter Zetsche, Mercedes
- Wendelin Wiedeking, Porsche
- Carlos Ghosn, Nissan, Renault
- Michael Macht, Porsche
- Brian Stuart-Young, GBC
- Leif Johansson, Volvo
- Steve Jobs, Apple
- Hector Sants, FSA
- Eike Batista, entrepreneur
- Andrew Witty, GlaxoSmithKline
- Johannes Sittard, ENRC
- Alfredo Sáenz Abad, Banco Santander
- Jürgen Hambrecht, BASF
- Diego Della Valle, entrepreneur
- Richard Adkerson, Freeport-McMoRan
- Andrin Waldburger, PwC Switzerland
Operation fusion
Daniel Ek
Bulgarian squeeze
Political risk becomes key market volatility driver
From southern Europe's debt crisis to US banking reform, politics has emerged as a driver of volatility in Western markets this year in a way normally more associated with emerging economies
Greek woes could slow ECB's exit from crisis mode
Turmoil brewing in Greece could slow the ECB's withdrawal of its extra liquidity measures, especially if other countries become infected with similar woes
Russian deals cost Turkey
Deals that have strengthened energy ties between Turkey and Russia may boost Ankara's much desired control over regional gas and oil transit, but at a cost to other foreign players in its downstream market
State of information
Why should European CEOs care about managing information? Mark Lewis, President of Content Management and Archiving, EMC tells us why
UK's FSA boss Sants quits in unexpected move
Britain's top financial regulator has announced he plans to step down, surprising the markets and casting doubt over the future of the Financial Services Authority and broader banking reform.
Britain's opposition Conservative Party, tipped in the polls to win the next election expected in May, has said it wants to abolish the FSA and hand its banking supervisory powers to the Bank of England, saying it failed to spot problems ahead of the financial crisis.
The regulator said Hector Sants, who will leave in July, had always planned to hold the chief executive post for only three years, but did not outline a succession plan. It said Sants' successor would be announced in due course.
Sants, a highly regarded former investment banker, took over the top job in July 2007, rising from head of the regulator's wholesale and institutional markets division to take the helm.
Sants, who has steered the regulator through the financial crisis and the painful fallout that followed, joined the FSA from Credit Suisse First Boston in 2004.
Flying high