The Intercontinental Exchange has partnered with a timekeeping laboratory ahead of new regulatory requirements regarding time traceability

Market crashes are feared by many, but once the dust has settled, those who have acted sharply and been strong enough to stay the course can be rewarded with vast fortunes

Fight like a butterfly: the folly of trying to predict the market

Since the crash of the western financial system in 2008, even Pope Benedict XVII has highlighted the ability of Islamic banking systems to heal the economy

Andrew Barton speaks to a leading steel manufacturer about CSR and the need to diversify

With record numbers for its backlog, order intake and sales
in 2010, Vestas has cemented its position as the world’s largest
wind turbine manufacturer, writes Frud Bezhan

Enel confirms its global commitment to the fight against climate change and the safeguarding of the environment

Companhia Energética de São Paulo – a Brazilian power generation company – is gaining recognition for its high level of corporate governance

The Emirate is turning into a semiconductor hub, writes Ibrahim Ajami

PTT is Thailand’s only fully-integrated oil, gas and petrochemical company, and has positive environmental goals

Europe’s construction sectors have suffered – but it isn’t all bad news, says Simon Groves

As the first insurer to enter China and Vietnam, Cathay Life set a benchmark against the backdrop of a global financial crisis. World Finance interviews Chang-Ken Lee, EVP of Cathay Life, on the challenge of growing in a competitive market

Champagne makers Remy Cointreau and Vranken-Pommery Monopole posted quarterly sales growth, signalling customers were returning to high-end brands after a lull during the financial crisis

New US claims for jobless aid rose this month while consumer prices notched their largest decline in nearly eighteen months in May, suggesting interest rates will remain ultra low to nurse the fragile economic recovery

British oil and gas company Fairfield Energy said it planned to raise $450-$500m to build its North Sea business in a July listing on London’s main market