Payments: a new landscape
Paul Anning a partner and payments specialist at European law firm, Osborne Clarke, provides an update to his previous special reports published in the May-June and October-November 2007 editions of European CEOOn 28 January 2008, the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) became a reality, when the SEPA Credit Transfer (SCT) Scheme went live and the first SEPA payment transactions were made. This is a signi...
PAYMENTSGenerating harmony
Geoffroy de Schrevel, Head of Banking Initiatives, EMEA, SWIFT, talks to European CEO about the challenges and advantages of introducing SEPA...
INVESTMENTThe art of investment
Stocks and shares? Bricks and mortar? Or how about a Picasso? Roger St. Pierre examines an alternative investment avenue...
TAXSterling advice
Tax is an issue most people tend to bury their head in the sand over. Ian Wright, UK Tax Advisor, stresses the importance of getting some sound advice...
FOREIGN EXCHANGETrading, teamwork, research and development
MIG Investments broadens its worldwide client base providing the markets most competitive trading conditions; a dedicated, professional Client Support Team; and a new in-house Rese...
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We bring you the first annual European CEO Legal and Corporate Lifestyle Awards, recognising the leading companies in their respective fields. Also, we look at the rollercoaster career of Vinod Khosla, one of the world's most prolific investors in green start-ups. All this in addition to the usual in-depth analysis of the latest and most pertinent stories in business.
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Commentaries
Reaping the rewards
It is a well known, and often irritating irony of business life, that the most successful executives who earn significant amounts for their dedication, will have the least time in which to spend the rewards for their hard work...
Special Report
A man for three seasons
Berlusconi is back for the third time, sending affectionate kisses to Italians in his victory speech and promising to revive Italy's ailing economy and slash taxes. But of course, as many Italians will tell you, they have heard it all before...
Book Reviews
Lean Solutions
The follow-up to Womack and Jones’s previous bestseller Lean Thinking, Lean Solutions provides a practical framework for both suppliers and consumers who wish to negotiate their way around the “emerging challenges of consumption”...