Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
US Companies Cut Back On Share Repurchases
A squeeze on earnings and a rise in funding costs have persuaded many US companies to commit less cash to buying back their own shares this year.
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
US Still A Strong Draw For FDI
Aaron Brickman, senior vice president for strategy and development at the Organization for International Investment (OFII), a nonprofit trade association, also founded SelectUSA, a federal program to promote foreign direct investment in the US. He visited Global Finance to discuss the state of FDI worldwide.
Country Report
Will Law & Justice Crash The Economy?
<strong>POLAND | </strong>New political party’s moves to roll back market initiatives may damage Poland’s relatively strong economy.
Data
Will the dollar peg come unglued?
GCC nations are constantly recalculating the cost/benefit ratio of maintaining the dollar peg. Lately, external pressures give the question new urgency.
Award Winners
World’s Best Securities Services Providers 2016
For 2016, Global Finance expanded the scope of the survey to include sectors such as: Prime Brokers, Securities Lenders, Collateral Managers, Trust Services Providers and Depositary Receipt Banks.
Award Winners
World’s Best Securities Services: Coming Out Ahead In An Era Of Commoditization
Grappling with new technology and regulatory pressures, securities services must keep pace with rapid change or be swept away.
Features
Off-The-Walls Collateral
Andrea Danese’s new firm meets wealthy investors’ desires to borrow against their artworks.
Banking
Scandal And Risk Drive Private Banks Out Of Russia
Facing reputational risk and poor prospects, private banking operations are bailing on Russia and encouraging its wealthy to park their assets offshore.
Banking
Global Finance Names The World’s Best Global Banks 2016
<strong>Global Finance's</strong> annual listing includes the World’s Best Corporate and Consumer bank, as well as the Best Bank worldwide for Emerging Markets, Frontier Markets, and Subcustody—which are being announced here for the first time—plus the 2016 Global Winners for Islamic Finance, Investment Banking, Derivatives Providers, Cash Management, Global Custody, Trade Finance, Supply Chain Finance and Foreign Exchange.
News
LinkedIn Hopes For Soft Link With Microsoft
<strong>US</strong> | When Microsoft boughtLinkedIn, the deal was structured to leavethe networking site to grow and develop somewhat independently. The question is, how independently?
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Debt Piling Up Faster Than Cash
Forget about the hoards of cash held by some US nonfinancial corporations. For most of them, their biggest worry may soon be their debt.
Banking
Robo-Advisers Are Here
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