Sanne Wass

S&P Global Market Intelligence • 27th October 2022

Danske Bank's $2B money-laundering fine is good news for investors – analysts

Danske Bank shares rose more than 13% in early afternoon trading Oct. 27 after the bank estimated it would face a penalty of 15.5 billion kroner, or $2.1 billion, from U.S. and Danish authorities over a high-profile Baltic money-laundering scandal.

S&P Global Market Intelligence • 13th July 2021

Banks to play 'very important role' in Sweden's digital currency project

Commercial banks will play "a very important role" in Sweden's project to create a central bank digital currency despite concerns that it could erode traditional lenders' deposit bases, according to a payment executive at Handelsbanken.

S&P Global Market Intelligence • 20th April 2021

As Nordic banks aim to go greener, lending lags asset management pledges

The greener investment strategies of Nordic banks' asset management units compared with their lending businesses underscores a sustainability gap that lenders will want to close to meet their climate targets and to manage reputational risk.

S&P Global Market Intelligence • 19th May 2021

Denmark as 'proof of concept' for negative rates – what we have learned so far

A successful experiment by the Danish banking sector to charge negative interest rates on a growing number of retail depositors is likely to draw interest from financial institutions across Europe as they, too, seek tools to withstand the intensifying pressure from a prolonged low-rate environment and record inflows of deposits.

S&P Global Market Intelligence • 28th October 2021

COP26: Banks' net-zero pledges ignore most fossil fuel financing

The majority of banks' financed emissions may be excluded from their climate goals thanks to a loophole afforded to underwriting, raising concerns among shareholders and environmental organizations.

S&P Global Market Intelligence • 2nd June 2021

Europe's major banks link exec pay to diversity targets as trend gains momentum

Nearly all of Europe's major banks are now linking executive pay to diversity and inclusion targets, which experts hail as an important move but warn that banks need to go further to diversify their workforces.

S&P Global Market Intelligence • 30th September 2021

Nordic IPO boom to continue into 2022 as investment banks fight for market share

A Nordic IPO frenzy in 2020 and 2021 is set to continue into next year with larger deals, more main market listings and international investment banks increasingly seeking opportunities in the region.

S&P Global Market Intelligence • 29th January 2020

Danske Bank may escape US fine in money-laundering fallout

It could be difficult for U.S. authorities to fine Danske Bank A/S for its involvement in a multibillion-dollar money-laundering scandal in the Baltics, according to legal experts speaking to S&P Global Market Intelligence.

S&P Global Market Intelligence • 8th March 2022

ESG investors warm to nuclear power after EU green label award

Europe's ethical investors may soften their attitude toward nuclear power after the carbon-free technology won EU recognition as a sustainable activity.

S&P Global Market Intelligence • 21st December 2021

Path to net-zero: Banks' pledges come with reluctance to ditch polluters

The world's banking heavyweights have been lining up behind promises to achieve carbon neutrality by the middle of the century, although they warned that it will take time before the emissions they finance drop materially.

S&P Global Market Intelligence • 21st October 2022

What US banks and their supervisors can learn from Europe's climate stress tests

Climate stress tests are playing a growing role in bank supervision as more regulators and prudential authorities embrace this tool to assess banks' resilience to environmental risks. Here are four key lessons learned from climate exercises so far.

S&P Global Market Intelligence • 4th March 2021

Banks voice need for staff to return to office as pandemic takes toll on culture

The coronavirus pandemic was proof for many banks that working fully remotely is possible, but it has a downside impact too. Some bank executives are now voicing the need for employees to return to the office to maintain company culture, promote good behavior and ensure quality of work.

S&P Global Market Intelligence • 16th June 2020

Remote working could amplify exclusive behaviors, 'bro culture' in finance

Prolonged working from home could reinforce exclusive behaviors and biases and undermine inclusive workplace cultures, which experts warn could have long-term implications for organizations that do not pay attention to the risks.

S&P Global Market Intelligence • 20th April 2020

Coronavirus crisis to test banks' gender balance efforts, could halt progress

Financial institutions with gender-diverse boards and management will be better placed to navigate the coronavirus crisis, according to experts.

Global Trade Review (GTR) • 6th July 2017

“Being the colour of the wall isn’t enough”

She is one of the highest ranked females at HSBC, and the journey to the top has made her more adamant to fight gender bias. In the first episode of GTR’s new series about inspirational women in trade finance, Sanne Wass speaks to HSBC’s head of global trade finance Natalie Blyth.

Global Trade Review (GTR) • 17th January 2017

Iran’s reality check

After years of isolation from the global financial market, economic sanctions against Iran were finally lifted on January 16, 2016, marking the beginning of a new era in Iranian history. Sanne Wass looks at how Iran is progressing one year on.

IranWire • 8th July 2016

Forced Hijabs and Bans on Laughing: What’s it Like Being a Teenage Girl in Iran?

What's it really like to grow up in the Islamic Republic of Iran? I asked three young Iranian women to share their memories of gender segregation, wearing the hijab — and being an activist without even knowing it.