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Emerging Powers: Tom Masi And Nuno Fernandes Q&A

Global Finance spoke with Tom Masi and Nuno Fernandes, co-portfolio managers for Emerging Wealth Equity strategy at GW&K Investment Management, about wealth trends in China, India and other emerging markets.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Federal Reserve To Buy Bonds Of Fallen Angels

Will other central banks follow the Fed and buy riskier assets as they expand their balance sheets?

Features

France’s Central Bank Heeds Call For Currency Innovation

Based on a desire to avoid fragmentation in settlement procedures, the central bank will review and adjust the conditions under which it provides financial intermediaries with central bank money.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Luckin Coffee Inflates Sales

The scandal reignited long-standing concerns over accounting standards at US-listed Chinese companies.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Oil Industry Faces Decimation As Prices Turn Negative

With most countries entering recession, booming oil prices are not on the immediate horizon.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Record Bond Issuance Bolsters Cash Reserves

In addition to tapping the bond market and holding proceeds in cash, companies took other actions, including suspending dividends and ending share-repurchase programs, to conserve cash to get through the crisis.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Recovery Begins

China is leading as the world attempts to get back to business. It won’t be simple—even if the Covid-19 virus does not come roaring back.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Softbank Shocks With $13 Billion Loss

In an announcement on April 13, SoftBank cited a “deteriorating market environment” as the explanation for the abysmal results at its $100 billion Vision Fund.

Features

Swift GPI Is Growing Up

Banks and payment processors are learning how to use the secure messaging system to facilitate and manage all cross-border payments transactions.

Features

Tech Tie-Up To Tackle Covid-19 Contact Tracing

Epidemiologists say this type of contact tracing promises to contain flare-ups of the virus, but to be part of an effective lockdown-exit strategy, contact tracing will need to be used in conjunction with rapid virus testing and mass adoption.

Awards

World’s Best Islamic Financial Institutions 2020: Fair Winds Before The Storm

Islamic financial institutions maintained good growth and higher profit in 2019, fortifying them for the difficult year ahead.

News

Avoiding Cash To Avoid Contagion

Contamination fears from banknotes and electronic keypads are fueling a surge in electronic payments, and governments are keen to encourage the trend.