Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Treasurers On A Wild Ride
Foreign exchange volatility is a major headache for corporates, but with strategic planning it’s possible to enjoy the ride.
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Winners Profile | Best Investment Banks 2016
Profiling the winners of the Best Investment Banks 2016
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World’s Best Investment Banks 2016
The best banks see falling stock prices as an opportunity to finance takeovers with debt and sell bank equity to please regulators.
Features
P2P Scam Heightens Scrutiny Of Sector
Chinese authorities arrested executives from online peer-to-peer (P2P) lending company eZubao in early February after the company stole an estimated $7.6 billion from 900,000 investors.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Activist Investors Target Banks
<strong>Management | Shareholder Activism</strong><br />
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
<strong>Capital Markets | Cross-Border Payments</strong><br />
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.