Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Green Bonds | Passing Fad Or Future Habit?
Green-bond issuances have been growing, even if there’s no precise definition of what a “green bond” is.
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Life Insurers Trade Bonds For Project Finance
Japanese life insurance companies are turning to the project finance market in a bid to achieve higher yields. The move comes as Japan’s ultra-loose monetary policy—dubbed “Abenomics” after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe—has resulted in a paucity of available ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Stake In Air India Up For Sale
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government decided to sell a 49% stake in debt-laden state-run carrier Air India. The government may explore increasing the stake to 51%, with control of Air India possibly granted to a foreign airline, if official ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Technology Start-Ups | Chinese Unicorns Are Not A Fantasy, But Reality
Many small, fast-growing start-ups aspire to become a unicorn—a private company, usually in the technology space, with a valuation of more than $1 billion. Unicorns are mostly associated with tech hubs like Silicon Valley. But they’re slowly part of a ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
World’s Best Trade Finance Providers 2018
From Bigger Yields To Better Yields:<span style="font-size: 14px;">Lively competition from strong and agile smaller banks is driving big trade-finance providers to focus on profitability rather than market share.</span>
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Passing Fad Or Future Habit?
Green-bond issuances have been growing, even if there’s no precise definition of what a “green bond” is.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Digital Cities | Amsterdam Makes The Most Of Its Fintech Credentials
Despite Brexit, London has managed to hang onto its status as Europe’s leading fintech hub, but Amsterdam is sneaking up behind.
News
EU Gives Consumers New Data Controls
On May 25 this year, the adoption of Europe’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is set to become a watershed moment in privacy history: EU citizens gain new rights to view, limit and delete data that businesses from around ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
M&A Boom Fuels Spin-Offs
Corporate spinoffs and spinouts are booming as M&A fever and the long equity bull marketfuel an appetite for deals.
News
Reining In Big Tech
The dominance of media-technology platforms that control information has roused regulators around the world. New laws are coming into effect, with more on the way.
Features
Xiaomi Lines Up Year’s Largest Expected Tech Float
Financial centers set to duel over Chinese tech giant but, if the company gets its way, both sides could win
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Cryptocurrencies Face Bans, More Regulations
Countries like Algeria, Morocco, Bolivia, Ecuador, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal and Bangladesh have all issued bans—or at least begun the process—on bitcoin and other alternative currencies, in order to stamp out tax evasion and irresponsible trading.