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Banking

Signs Point To Peak M&A Following 2015 Surge

Capital Markets | Deal Activity This could be a record year for mergers and acquisitions, surpassing the 2007 peak in the US and globally. But optimism is waning regarding the outlook for 2016.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Slavery Act Puts Company Reputations On The Line

Management | Corporate Governance With the enactment of the Modern Slavery Act in October, the United Kingdom has made a new addition to the growing body of compliance regulations sprouting up globally.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Squeezed Between Dragon And Eagle

Asia’s emerging economies fight to diversify from China and the US.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

The African Growth Story Grinds To A Halt

In the wake of falling commodities prices, Africa’s largest and oil-rich economies are now in damage-repair mode.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

The Brazilian Lion’s Next Tax Bite

Trends | Taxation Brazil is well known in the global business sector for its tax complexity, heavy tax burden (around 35% of GDP) and high use of technology for tax collection. Not for nothing do Brazilians call their tax authority—Receita Federal do Brasil—“the Lion.”

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Where To Next For Emerging Markets?

An expanding middle class and strong long-term fundamentals suggest that pessimism over developing nations’ economic prospects may be overdone.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Will Historic Elections Pull Myanmar Into Modernity?

History was made in Myanmar, the country formerly called Burma, on November 8, when the National League for Democracy (NLD), headed by Noble Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, won a near-total sweep in the first democratic election in 25 years.

Banking

World’s Best Digital Banks 2015 – Round Two Winners

The Full Listing Of Global, Regional, and Country Awards Winners for The Best Digital Banks of 2015

Awards

World’s Best Private Banks 2015

Global Finance’s inaugural Best Private Banks Awards highlight those firms that aim to serve their clients better through the innovative use of technology, new products and service models.

Features

An Executive Perspective Of Europe

Much has changed in the global economy during the last few years, and Europe has been front and center of that shift. So, what do North American executives think of Europe’s business climate today?

Features

Best Global Brands 2015

The American Marketing Association defines a “brand” as “a name, term, design, symbol or any other feature that identifies one seller's good or service as distinct from those of other sellers.” Some marketing researchers assert that brands are one of the most valuable assets that a company has.

Features

Composition of Foreign Exchange Reserves

According to the OECD, foreign exchange rate reserves are the stocks of foreign currency denominated assets plus gold, held by a central bank. More simply, they are the assets of the central bank held in currencies outside the home country currency.