FINANCE DIRECTOR'S GUIDE TO GLOBAL BANKING 2004, THE

Global Finance, 2004 by Giarraputo, Joseph

The jobs of today's global financial executives are more demanding than ever. Corporate governance and risk-management now overshadow traditional concerns of cash flow, changing currencies and counter-party credit. Through it all, finance directors depend on dozens of financial institutions around the world for the services they need to survive. One day they may need a bank that is a global giant and able to manage a multi-tranche bond offering; another day they'll need an emerging market bank to issue a letter of credit. Regardless of the situation, finance directors have to be certain they have picked the ideal bank for the job. The Finance Director's Guide to Global Banking 2004 is designed to help finance directors find the right bank-to separate the best from the merely good and the perfect partner from the costly mismatch. We hope it will become the finance director's reliable source of convenient and comprehensive global banking intelligence.

Inside this guide you will find:

* Global Finance's proprietary 2003 lists of best bank award-winners in developed and emerging markets, F/X, trade finance, treasury and cash management services, corporate, consumer, and private banking, asset management, custody, project finance and investment banking, as well as the best Internet banks, the safest banks and the biggest banks.

* A profusion of league tables: equity, debt, M&A-by sector and region.

* Interviews with leading experts telling finance directors what they need to know about selecting banks in 2004. Bankers from around the world and market leaders in New York and London provide advice on their areas of special knowledge.

* Profiles of leading CFOs who give readers the inside track on how they go about selecting their banking partners.

* New financial products and services offered in 2004 that are expected to add efficiency and decrease the costs of corporate financial functions and what investors like about them.

Let us know if you find the Guide useful and how we can improve it next year.

Joseph Giarraputo, Publisher