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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Waking Up To The MiFID II Compliance Challenge

The second phase of European Union’s 2007 Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) II comes into effect startingJanuary 2018. It will not onlyextendthe scope of financial instruments under coverage but alsorequire extensive record keeping setting firms across the EU for a big compliance challenge.

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Argentina’s Macri Clears The Way

Argentina’s leaders believe they can attract more foreign investment, and have huge expectations for its benefits.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Euro’s Strength Threatens EU Economic Growth

European exporters are beginning to worry about the impact of a strong euro on their competitiveness in global markets.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

UAE Companies Rush To List Ahead Of Saudi Aramco IPO

The UAE has lined upnearlyhalf a dozen billion dollar IPOs, mainly from state-owned companies, before the record breakingSaudi Aramco listing in 2018 drains liquidity from the market

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AkzoNobel CEO Faces Shareholder Revolt

Newly appointed AkzoNobel CEO Thierry Vanlancker takes over the Dutch paint company at a time when it faces an ongoing battle with its biggest shareholder, Elliott Management, andseveralhostiletakeover attempts from US rival PPG Industries.

Features

US Economy Grows At 3% For First Time In 2 Years

US based CFOs have cause to cheer with the US economy growing at a faster clip than expected. The Bureau of Economic Analysis on Wednesdayrevised the US real gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate forthe second quarter of 2017to 3%from ...

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Global Finances Central Banker Report Cards 2017

The Central Banker Report Cards, published annually by Global Finance since 1994, grade the central bank governors of 83 key countries and the European Union. The heads of the Central Banks of Australia, Honduras, Israel, Lebanon, Morocco, Paraguay, Russia, Taiwan and the United States received a prestigious “A” grade this year. In addition, the Central Bankers of Brazil, the Dominican Republic and Jordan earned “A-” grades.

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News & Features Archive

Waking Up To The MiFID II Compliance Challenge

Argentina’s Macri Clears The Way

Euro’s Strength Threatens EU Economic Growth

UAE Companies Rush To List Ahead Of Saudi Aramco IPO

AkzoNobel CEO Faces Shareholder Revolt

US Economy Grows At 3% For First Time In 2 Years

Global Finances Central Banker Report Cards 2017

Risky Auto Loans Rise. Subprime Crisis Revisited?

Banks Wary Of Opening Up

Can Technology Ensure Compliance?

Cash Is The Enemy

China Reunification At 20: A Mixed Bag