New appointments at BCS Prime Brokerage, Societe Generale, Paul Hastings and more.

As MENA stock markets open up, foreign investors get ready to roll the dice. Rod James reports.

Tim Burke reports on a tech tie-up between the stock markets of Bulgaria, Croatia and Macedonia.

Coverage of this year's winners across treasury services, transaction banking and trade.

An extended deadline for firms migrating to the Single Euro Payment Area should have made the move plain and simple. But with different countries retiring legacy systems at different times, the situation seems as complex as ever. Liz Salecka reports.

Jeff Singer, CEO of the Dubai International Financial Centre, tells Tim Burke about plans for growth and the innovations he believes would let the Middle East’s capital markets thrive.

Treasurers are taking bank-counterparty risk ever-more seriously, writes Liz Salecka.

New securities regulation will reshape the landscape for Europe’s clearing houses – and open new business opportunities for some firms, writes Liz Salecka.

Cross-border investment activity is fuelling the need for securities services across the EMEA region to meet challenges posed by varied regulation and tax regimes as well as weaker market infrastructure. By Liz Salecka.

• SEE Link will develop a single order-routing platform for Bulgarian Stock Exchange, Macedonian Stock Exchange and Zagreb Stock Exchange.
   
• Exchanges will provide €80,000 each to capitalise the business, while EBRD provides €540,000 grant.
   
• “We believe this project will increase the visibility of our markets.” – Ivan Steriev, Macedonian Stock Exchange CEO.

Omani bank weighs up options for selling its stake in securities firm Mangal Keshav.

As the merger between Russia’s Micex and RTS exchanges nears completion, their bosses believe the reform of the country’s financial markets has only just begun.