Victor Smart

5 days ago | the-buyer.net | Victor Smart

No one can say that the Penedès Denominació D’Origen lacks profile. It has long been revered as one of Spain’s most celebrated and prolific wine-producing regions after Rioja. It’s also Cava country, making a traditional method sparkling wine that enthusiasts would argue that, in the finest iterations, easily compares with champagne. But one senses that the Catalonian appellation, an hour south of Barcelona, now has different ambitions.

1 month ago | the-buyer.net | Victor Smart

Benanti is often given credit for putting Mount Etna on the world’s wine map. Its iconic wine Pietra Marina (first produced in the late 1980s) is considered by some sommeliers as one of Italy’s best white wines. The tasting line-up in full with a map showing all the contrada of EtnaThe Etna DOC appellation in Sicily is a sickle-shaped area hugging the active volcano’s lower regions. Benanti stands out as the only company to own vineyards in five different locations on all four slopes.

1 month ago | bankingriskandregulation.com | Victor Smart

By Victor Smart Banks are set to abandon their decades-old system for processing trillions of dollars in transactions and adopt a new global standard for financial messaging. As of November 2025, all banks using the Swift network for payments must send and receive messages in the new ISO 20022 format. The ... To continue reading Request Free Trial Unlimited access to all content. Email alerts highlighting key industry insight. Invitations to attend exclusive roundtables and events.

1 month ago | the-buyer.net | Victor Smart

As the thirteenth generation to oversee his family’s revered Gevrey-Cambertin domaine, Loïc Dugat is not about to impose a bout of voguish “disruption” on the firm. But he is not above some serious tweaking of the wines either. At his unveiling of the 2023 vintage at Corney & Barrow’s London office, something that is now an annual event, it’s evident that he is continuing to take the style in a new direction.

1 month ago | bankingriskandregulation.com | Victor Smart

By Victor Smart Fraud, cyberattacks and global instability have pushed OpRisk to the top of banks’ agendas. As a “perfect storm” of tariffs and rapid tech change exposes the limits of old models, new frameworks, insurance tools and global reporting templates offer a path to greater resilience. Operational risk is no ... To continue reading Request Free Trial Unlimited access to all content. Email alerts highlighting key industry insight. Invitations to attend exclusive roundtables and events.