Arntzen de Besche’s Energy Team Wins 2013 Legal Award

This outstanding Norwegian law firm offers a wide range of services across corporate law and is well known for its first class energy work.   Last year, Arntzen de Besche represented Tullow Oil in the acquisition of spring Energy Norway

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Julius Baer: Best Private Bank, Switzerland

Assets under management amounted to CHF 187 billion at the end of October 2012 (up 10 per cent from the end of 2011) while total assets grew to CHF 274 billion (up 9 per cent). Julius Baer prides itself in

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Three Principles and Strong Corporate Leadership win Award for Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi Corporation – the multinational conglomerate – refers to itself more humbly as a ‘community of independent companies’. The independents are tied together by their wholehearted acceptance of the ‘Three Principles’, namely corporate social responsibility; integrity and fairness; and global

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Lukoil Russia: Obvious Choice as Corporate Leader, 2012

According the CFI judging panel, LUKOIL, Russia is a model of transparency and good governance and an obvious choice as a Corporate Leader in Europe. LUKOIL generates a mass of favourable statistics. It ranks as the 40th largest company in

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Children’s Rights Concerns of Award Winner Norges

Norway’s Central Bank has decided on children’s rights and child labour as a strategic area for corporate concern. In 2009, Magdalena Kettis, head of Social & Corporate Governance at the Bank produced a paper: ‘Children’s Rights – A Concern For

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London Stock Exchange Takes 2012 Award in Europe

London is the home of the largest stock exchange in Europe and ranks fourth globally. There are around 3000 listed companies from 60 countries around the world and the judging panel noted that London is particularly strong in emerging markets

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Berenberg Bank Wins an Award for Best Private Bank in Germany 2012

Berenberg is one of Europe’s oldest financial institutions and brings a sense of duty to relationships with clients. If you are looking for a private bank that fully understands the need to be open, transparent and accurate you will find that

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Aberdeen Asset Management Wins Best Asset Manager Award, UK 2012

Based in Scotland, Aberdeen Asset Management PLC was managing assets in excess of $280 billion in June 2012. As a global investment management group it manages assets for both institutional and retail clients from offices around the world. Under Martin

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