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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Activist Investors Target Banks

Management | Shareholder Activism Activist investors are knocking more loudly at banks’ doors. According to Thomson Reuters data, in 2015, activists launched 97 campaigns aimed at the US financial sector, 22 of them targeting banks.

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Africa Growth Spurs Advances: Patrick Gutmann, Ecobank

Return To Coverage Global Finance: What are the the challenges for corporates dealing with payments and collections in Africa? Patrick Gutmann: For many of our corporate customers, be those midsize local corporates or the big ones like Coca-Cola or ...

Country Report

Angola Has A Fork In The Road

Riding the commodities boom, Angola’s economy seemed invincible against recent global shocks. But the current slump in oil prices is forcing the country to rethink its dependence on oil.

Features

Banks Face Us-Style Damages In Landmark Dubai Ruling

The Court of the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) awarded more than $70 million in damages last November to a wealthy Kuwaiti family to cover losses resulting from the sale of $200 million of structured investment products.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Banks Look To Enhance Cross-Border Payments Transparency

Capital Markets | Cross-Border Payments Forty-five international banks have teamed up with the financial messaging provider Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) to launch an initiative aimed at making cross-border payments faster and more transparent.

News

Bastian Takes The Reins At Delta

Delta Air Lines, one of the world’s largest carriers, announced in January that its president, Ed Bastian, will take over as chief executive in May. He replaces industry veteran Richard Anderson, who will become Delta’s executive chairman.

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Best Treasury & Cash Management Providers 2016

Global Finance presents the winners of its 14th Annual Best Treasury & Cash Management Provider awards.

News

Can Boosting Business Productivity Unleash New Gains?

In the past century, gains in productivity and living standards were made as a result of advances in technology. But where can we expect gains to come from in this century—and are they likely to be gradual or dramatic? The answer depends on whether you believe the optimists or the pessimists.

Features

Caucasus Squeezed By The Bear

Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia are not masters of their own economic destinies, with events in Russia and the rest of the region casting a shadow over these countries’ efforts to boost economic and investor confidence.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

China’s Biggest Foreign Buy Could Set Pattern For Future

Capital Marktes | M&A State-owned China National Chemical’s record $43 billion bid for Swiss agrochemical company Syngenta will be closely examined by a US government panel and other national regulators.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Boards Strengthen Cyberexpertise

Management | Cybersecurity Multinational corporations face rising IT challenges and cyberattacks. Retailer Target, office supply chain store Staples and global banking powerhouse JPMorgan Chase are just a few major companies that have recently been hacked—and that have sustained financial costs and damage to their reputations as a result.

Features

Corporate Finance In Retreat

Global banks may be de-risking, but what are the implications for their corporate customers in those markets deemed undesirable as a result of the growing regulatory burden?