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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

CVS-Aetna Shows Appeal Of Cross-Sector Mergers

The $69 billion CVS-Aetna deal points to companies working in different industry sectors looking at synergies of merging with one another for improved services, cost advantages, market dominance, profits and more.

Banking

India | Reforms Give A Major Boost To Banking Business

Over the past year, India enforced reforms in eight of the 10 areas on which the rankings are based, showing improvement in nine of them.

News

Putting The Volt Into Volvo

The automaker's electric-car strategy includes plug-in hybrid and conventional hybrid technologies, as well as all-electric options.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Saudi Arabia | Crown Prince Wreaks Havoc

Prince Mohammed bin Salman put11 princes and nearly 200 high-ranking officials, under arrest for corruption.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

LSE Draws North American Company Listings

Rapidly rising London share prices and the political uncertainty following Donald Trump’s elections have added to the interest.

Features

Q&A With Gavin Maclean, Head Of Cash Management, Lloyd Banking

Gavin Maclean, head of Cash Management & Payments, Lloyd Banking,spoke with Global Finance EditorAndrea Fiano regardingthe bank is focusing on innovation and technology as the era for open banking is almost here for European banks..

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Sovereign Debt | Venezuela Defiant In Face Of Bond Default

Venezuela’s external debt is variously estimated between $120 billion and $143 billion, including as much as $63 billion of foreign bonds.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

As China Eases Ownership Limits, Americans Voice Interest

The shift is meant to bolster China’s stagnant financial markets and includes scenarios where foreign entities can have a controlling interest in the country’s financial businesses.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

CFIUS Reform Shakes Foreign Buyers in America

The proposal includes review of additional categories of transactions, such as nonpassive investments in critical technologies or infrastructure companies.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Fixed Income: Supply Shock Could Rattle Treasury Market

US treasury bond yields could rise sharply in 2018, as central-bank liquidity begins to recede and heavy new supply hits the market.

Banking

Open Banking: Bankers Gird For New Era Of PSD2

As the January deadline draws closer, realities of surviving in the post PSD2 are starting to dawn on banks.

Features

Surge Of Interest For Blockchain Developers

Job-data analytics firm Burning Glass Technologies also found a 115% increase from last year in postings for blockchain developers.