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.

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...

Our commitment to providing clients with best-in-class derivatives and structured products has been recognised by these awards.

Societe Generale is honoured to have been named “Commodity and Energy Finance House of the Year”.

The Asia Risk Awards is one of the longest-running and most prestigious awards recognising companies for their excellent performance in Asia’s derivative markets and in risk management.

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...

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.

Proximo looks at the way different financial institutions are approaching the crossovers between export, project and development finance in their stated efforts to finance sustainable economic development. Cécile Camilli, global head of development and structured export finance at Societe Generale, shares her approach on the ‘how’ in an interview on Proximo...

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...

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,...

Solar energy is the fastest-growing form of clean electricity in the US. The government instituted billions in incentives for US-manufactured solar hardware via the Inflation Reduction Act. Trina Solar, a global leader in solar photovoltaics, developing its first US manufacturing facility in Wilmer, Texas.

How an innovative green loan in Australia is helping a major real estate investor and fund manager meet ambitious sustainability targets.

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...

We are delighted to be participating to the upcoming SIBOS conference, the world’s premier financial services event organised by SWIFT, from 21 to 24 October 2024 in Beijing, China.

In this episode of 2050 Investors, Kokou Agbo-Bloua looks at how governments can manage their finances in the face of high interest rates and how to avoid the metaphorical “original sin” of endemic sovereign debt and budget deficits.