The magazine was founded in 1987 by a team consisting of Joseph D. Giarraputo, the founder and former publisher of Venture, Carl G. Burgen, Stephan Spahn, H. Allen Fernald, and Paolo Panerai.

[2] Global Finance Media, Inc.'s majority shareholder is Class Editori Group SpA, an Italian publishing company that produces two financial newspapers, lifestyle magazines, news agencies, digital televisions, etc.

Global Finance has offices in New York, London, Milan, and Rio de Janeiro.

[3] Moreover, it organizes multiple awards ceremonies annually to acknowledge the success of financial institutions and companies.

These include effective risk management systems, quality service, and optimal practices in corporate governance.