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Jun
2021

Will inflation stick around?
Head US economist for Societe Generale Stephen Gallagher says a rise in transportation related prices is mostly...
Head US economist for Societe Generale Stephen Gallagher says a rise in transportation related prices is mostly...
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Head US economist for Societe Generale Stephen Gallagher says a rise in transportation related prices is mostly responsible for the recent surge in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). While U.S. CPI increased 4.9% year-over-year through May 2021, when you strip out transportation, CPI ex-transportation is at 1.7% year-over-year.
Will inflation stick around?26
May
2021

VIDEO: Societe Generale Americas Awarded for Excellence in Derivatives
GlobalCapital recognized the best in the Americas derivatives market, awarding Societe Generale Equity Derivatives House...
GlobalCapital recognized the best in the Americas derivatives market, awarding Societe Generale Equity Derivatives House...
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GlobalCapital recognized the best in the Americas derivatives market, awarding Societe Generale Equity Derivatives House of the Year, Structured Products House of the Year, and Interest Rate Derivatives House of the Year.
VIDEO: Societe Generale Americas Awarded for Excellence in Derivatives17
May
2021

Head U.S. economist Gallagher: Senator Manchin positioned to decide fate of Biden’s progressive legislation
Green energy, a $15/hr minimum wage, ending the filibuster, and reconciliation are currently on the wish list for the...
Green energy, a $15/hr minimum wage, ending the filibuster, and reconciliation are currently on the wish list for the...
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Green energy, a $15/hr minimum wage, ending the filibuster, and reconciliation are currently on the wish list for the Democratic-controlled Senate. Before winning approval and overcoming objections from the Republican party, Democrats must first win over Senator Joe Manchin, the Democratic Senator from the state of West Virginia. To date, he has been key in...
Head U.S. economist Gallagher: Senator Manchin positioned to decide fate of Biden’s progressive legislation12
May
2021

SG Helps Canadian Renewable Energy Producers Go Global
As the mainstreaming of climate and clean energy, sustainable and ESG has created more opportunities, SG’s Canadian...
As the mainstreaming of climate and clean energy, sustainable and ESG has created more opportunities, SG’s Canadian...
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As the mainstreaming of climate and clean energy, sustainable and ESG has created more opportunities, SG’s Canadian energy clients are finding a broader array of projects to apply their expertise.
SG Helps Canadian Renewable Energy Producers Go Global19
Apr
2021

Meet Ann Turetsky
Want to know how Diversity & Inclusion is embedded in the fabric of everything we do? Hear more from our employees about...
Want to know how Diversity & Inclusion is embedded in the fabric of everything we do? Hear more from our employees about...
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Want to know how Diversity & Inclusion is embedded in the fabric of everything we do? Hear more from our employees about their experiences.
Meet Ann Turetsky16
Apr
2021

Meet Karla Perez
Want to know how Diversity & Inclusion is embedded in the fabric of everything we do? Hear more from our employees about...
Want to know how Diversity & Inclusion is embedded in the fabric of everything we do? Hear more from our employees about...
Careers
Want to know how Diversity & Inclusion is embedded in the fabric of everything we do? Hear more from our employees about their experiences.
Meet Karla Perez15
Apr
2021

Meet Dana Young
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Want to know how Diversity & Inclusion is embedded in the fabric of everything we do? Hear more from our employees about...
Careers
Want to know how Diversity & Inclusion is embedded in the fabric of everything we do? Hear more from our employees about their experiences.
Meet Dana Young14
Apr
2021

Meet Hemina Patel
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Want to know how Diversity & Inclusion is embedded in the fabric of everything we do? Hear more from our employees about...
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Want to know how Diversity & Inclusion is embedded in the fabric of everything we do? Hear more from our employees about their experiences.
Meet Hemina Patel13
Apr
2021

Meet Geeta Chakravorty
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Want to know how Diversity & Inclusion is embedded in the fabric of everything we do? Hear more from our employees about...
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Want to know how Diversity & Inclusion is embedded in the fabric of everything we do? Hear more from our employees about their experiences.
Meet Geeta Chakravorty12
Apr
2021

Meet Rose Marie Vigneron
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Want to know how Diversity & Inclusion is embedded in the fabric of everything we do? Hear more from our employees about...
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Want to know how Diversity & Inclusion is embedded in the fabric of everything we do? Hear more from our employees about their experiences.
Meet Rose Marie Vigneron08
Apr
2021

Sectoral impact: the consequences of the pandemic across the Atlantic
Stephen Gallagher, Societe Generale’s chief US economist, thinks that the high levels of goods purchases will soon drop...
Stephen Gallagher, Societe Generale’s chief US economist, thinks that the high levels of goods purchases will soon drop...
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Stephen Gallagher, Societe Generale’s chief US economist, thinks that the high levels of goods purchases will soon drop back to historical trend levels. He illustrates this with the example of people no longer going to the gym during the pandemic (service expense) and instead buying exercise equipment (goods) to use at home.
Sectoral impact: the consequences of the pandemic across the Atlantic 25
Mar
2021

Societe Generale and ALD awarded a 2021 CSR Trophy from the French-Chilean Chamber of Commerce and Industry
The Franco-Chilean Chamber of Commerce recently held their "Trophées RSE 2021," recognizing the Corporate Social...
The Franco-Chilean Chamber of Commerce recently held their "Trophées RSE 2021," recognizing the Corporate Social...
Corporate Social Responsibility
The Franco-Chilean Chamber of Commerce recently held their "Trophées RSE 2021," recognizing the Corporate Social Responsibility (or RSE in French) efforts of Societe Generale and ALD in Chile.
Societe Generale and ALD awarded a 2021 CSR Trophy from the French-Chilean Chamber of Commerce and Industry11
Mar
2021

How will 2021 compare to last year’s red hot corporate bond issuance?
A Q&A with Richard Wolff - Richard Wolff has overseen the successful growth of Societe Generale America’s U.S. dollar...
A Q&A with Richard Wolff - Richard Wolff has overseen the successful growth of Societe Generale America’s U.S. dollar...
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A Q&A with Richard Wolff - Richard Wolff has overseen the successful growth of Societe Generale America’s U.S. dollar high grade corporate bond syndicate for over ten years. We asked him to give us his thoughts for this year following last year’s boom in issuance.
How will 2021 compare to last year’s red hot corporate bond issuance?11
Mar
2021

Q&A with Claire Calmejane, SG Chief Innovation Officer
Claire Calmejane, Societe Generale’s Chief Innovation Officer, spoke with Bala Ayyar, Chief Data Officer, Societe...
Claire Calmejane, Societe Generale’s Chief Innovation Officer, spoke with Bala Ayyar, Chief Data Officer, Societe...
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Claire Calmejane, Societe Generale’s Chief Innovation Officer, spoke with Bala Ayyar, Chief Data Officer, Societe Generale Americas, on International Women’s Day about her career in finance and technology as a woman and how digital and data overlap at Societe Generale.
Q&A with Claire Calmejane, SG Chief Innovation Officer 24
Feb
2021

ESG In North America: Is “S” The Hidden Iceberg For Corporates?
The call for corporate America to respond to our national social conversation has grown immeasurably louder in 2020 and...
The call for corporate America to respond to our national social conversation has grown immeasurably louder in 2020 and...
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The call for corporate America to respond to our national social conversation has grown immeasurably louder in 2020 and is already breaking new ground in 2021. Last year saw corporations scramble to respond to a raft of social emergencies, whether the distress caused by Covid-19, the anguish of the racial justice conversation, or the stark reality of...
ESG In North America: Is “S” The Hidden Iceberg For Corporates?11
Feb
2021

The maturity we gained during this crisis will help us emerge stronger in 2021
Luis Sainz, Societe Generale Group Country Officer, Brazil, reviews lessons learned from 2020 and his outlook for Brazil...
Luis Sainz, Societe Generale Group Country Officer, Brazil, reviews lessons learned from 2020 and his outlook for Brazil...
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Luis Sainz, Societe Generale Group Country Officer, Brazil, reviews lessons learned from 2020 and his outlook for Brazil in 2021.
The maturity we gained during this crisis will help us emerge stronger in 202104
Feb
2021

2021 Global Equity Capital Markets Outlook
In a conversation with David Getzler, head of Equity Capital Markets for Societe Generale Americas, he points to the key...
In a conversation with David Getzler, head of Equity Capital Markets for Societe Generale Americas, he points to the key...
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In a conversation with David Getzler, head of Equity Capital Markets for Societe Generale Americas, he points to the key dynamics that impacted the equity capital markets in 2020, and what we can expect in 2021.
2021 Global Equity Capital Markets Outlook27
Jan
2021

It’s Time to Have “The Talk” about Energy Transition in North America
In the run-up to President Biden’s emphatic executive orders on Inauguration Day, the climate conversation had rightly...
In the run-up to President Biden’s emphatic executive orders on Inauguration Day, the climate conversation had rightly...
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In the run-up to President Biden’s emphatic executive orders on Inauguration Day, the climate conversation had rightly grown louder across corporate America – even quarterly earnings presentations suddenly feature more ESG slides placed earlier in investor decks. This is a conversation that sorely needs to happen, and for which we also need to gain a much...
It’s Time to Have “The Talk” about Energy Transition in North America20
Jan
2021

Healthcare companies step up collaboration and innovation
A year into a devastating global healthcare crisis, the healthcare industry has gone into overdrive to find and execute...
A year into a devastating global healthcare crisis, the healthcare industry has gone into overdrive to find and execute...
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A year into a devastating global healthcare crisis, the healthcare industry has gone into overdrive to find and execute solutions. Larry Williamson, head of healthcare banking at Societe Generale, Americas, has been banking the sector for over 15 years and has developed many long-term relationships with leading global healthcare companies. We talked to him...
Healthcare companies step up collaboration and innovation22
Oct
2020

Blockchain-Based Equities Settlement: The Time is Now
As in all manners of life and business, the global Covid-19 pandemic has had a serious effect on banking technology...
As in all manners of life and business, the global Covid-19 pandemic has had a serious effect on banking technology...
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As in all manners of life and business, the global Covid-19 pandemic has had a serious effect on banking technology transformation. Distributed ledgers, already slowly riding the downward slope of the hype cycle after a meteoric rise earlier in the decade, haven’t been immune. Many banks still see promise, but firms have directed their fintech budgets toward...
Blockchain-Based Equities Settlement: The Time is Now15
Oct
2020

Societe Generale’s Chairman and Head Economist Address Economic Forum
Societe Generale Chairman Lorenzo Bini Smaghi and SG Group Chief Economist Michala Marcussen were among the key...
Societe Generale Chairman Lorenzo Bini Smaghi and SG Group Chief Economist Michala Marcussen were among the key...
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Societe Generale Chairman Lorenzo Bini Smaghi and SG Group Chief Economist Michala Marcussen were among the key participants in this year’s SUERF conference, held virtually on October 14th. SUERF’s line up of prominent central bankers, academics and financial industry leaders makes it one of the year’s most distinguished forums for discussing global economic...
Societe Generale’s Chairman and Head Economist Address Economic Forum08
Oct
2020

Closing the Gap -- What Makes “Good ESG” for Corporations?
The Business Roundtable continues to make ESG-friendly pronouncements. In 2020 alone, they have announced actions in...
The Business Roundtable continues to make ESG-friendly pronouncements. In 2020 alone, they have announced actions in...
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The Business Roundtable continues to make ESG-friendly pronouncements. In 2020 alone, they have announced actions in support of Covid-19 relief, a special committee for racial equity and justice, and a call for a more regimented response to climate change.
Closing the Gap -- What Makes “Good ESG” for Corporations?23
Sep
2020

Energy innovations offer points of optimism for climate change
During a recent multi-bank forum on climate change hosted by Societe Generale Americas, Roberto Simon, Head of Societe...
During a recent multi-bank forum on climate change hosted by Societe Generale Americas, Roberto Simon, Head of Societe...
Corporate Social Responsibility
During a recent multi-bank forum on climate change hosted by Societe Generale Americas, Roberto Simon, Head of Societe Generale Americas Natural Resources, pointed to several areas of technological advancement in the energy industry that are helping the industry in the fight against carbon emissions.
Energy innovations offer points of optimism for climate change20
Sep
2020

In an Era of Global Emergencies, a Climate Call to Arms
The Covid-19 global pandemic has upended the way the world lives, works, and orders its priorities. More than six months...
The Covid-19 global pandemic has upended the way the world lives, works, and orders its priorities. More than six months...
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The Covid-19 global pandemic has upended the way the world lives, works, and orders its priorities. More than six months into the pandemic, however, we in the United States are being reminded that climate change hasn’t gone away but is actually accelerating.
In an Era of Global Emergencies, a Climate Call to Arms30
Jul
2020

A few responsible questions for Societe Generale’s new head of sustainability for the Americas
Karl Pettersen was recently appointed Chief Sustainability Officer for Societe Generale in the Americas. In his new...
Karl Pettersen was recently appointed Chief Sustainability Officer for Societe Generale in the Americas. In his new...
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Karl Pettersen was recently appointed Chief Sustainability Officer for Societe Generale in the Americas. In his new role, Karl aims to promote a client-centric and pragmatic approach to Sustainability for our clients in the region. We asked Karl a few questions about his new position.
A few responsible questions for Societe Generale’s new head of sustainability for the Americas01
Jul
2020

Societe Generale Americas Equity Capital Markets Review and Outlook
At the beginning of the year we had a conversation with David Getzler, Head of Equity Capital Markets for Societe...
At the beginning of the year we had a conversation with David Getzler, Head of Equity Capital Markets for Societe...
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At the beginning of the year we had a conversation with David Getzler, Head of Equity Capital Markets for Societe Generale Americas, and asked him to look ahead and tell us what trends and dynamics the equity capital markets might experience over the coming year. Looking back, this was an impossible task given the impact the Covid pandemic has had on the...
Societe Generale Americas Equity Capital Markets Review and Outlook07
Feb
2020

Pro Bono Efforts of Societe Generale and Debevoise Lawyers Secure Asylum for Guatemalan Man
A team of lawyers from Societe Generale Americas and Debevoise provided pro bono counsel to obtain asylum for Mr. N., a...
A team of lawyers from Societe Generale Americas and Debevoise provided pro bono counsel to obtain asylum for Mr. N., a...
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A team of lawyers from Societe Generale Americas and Debevoise provided pro bono counsel to obtain asylum for Mr. N., a 29-year-old gay man from Guatemala who feared persecution based on his sexual orientation.
Pro Bono Efforts of Societe Generale and Debevoise Lawyers Secure Asylum for Guatemalan Man
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