Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
IPOs Deliver Their Worst Returns In A Decade
The raw number of IPOs broke records last year but many of them underperformed.
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Country Report
Kuwait: Impetus To Change
Kuwait responded swiftly to the pandemic, but political feuds are slowing the reform agenda and increasing macroeconomic vulnerabilities.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
New Tech Drives South Korea’s IPO Boom
Upward of 20 companies went public on South Korea’s main market last year, raising around $14 billion—nearly double the previous record, set in 2010.
News
5G Grounded By Airlines
5G signals operate in the same frequencies (the C-band) as the radar equipment on some jets.
Editor's Letter
A Year Fraught For Central Banks
Global Financeeditor Andrea Fiano's letter to you, the reader.
Sustainable Finance
Carbon Trading 2.0
The effect of the Glasgow COP26 meeting continues to grow and is now propelling the carbon-trading market.
News
Fed Resignations Highlight US Corruption
The resignations have highlighted the strong inclination of some US officials to trade in stocks based on privileged information.
News
Fed Vice Chair Nominee May Wield Heavy Hand
SarahRaskin’s background, credentials and experience reflect her policy bias toward heavier regulation of the financial sector.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard
The acquisition also lets Microsoft get its foot into the metaverse’s door.
News
Off The EU Blacklist
European businesses will no longer be punished for investing inMauritius, the Bahamas, Botswana, Ghana and Iraq.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Payouts Are In
With Covid-era recovery well underway for some, dividends are soaring—led by commodities and finance.