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International Investors Decry Portuguese Bank Bail-In

<strong>Capital Markets | Fixed Income</strong><br /> A bail-in provision, which places the onus on bondholders and other investors to write down their holdings in the event of winding up a troubled financial institution within the European Union, came into effect on January 1, 2016.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Looser Rules May Spur Japanese Fintech Revolution

Japan’s Financial Services Agency is preparing legislation allowing the government to relax restrictions on fintech investment, promising a technological jolt to one of the world’s biggest financial markets.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

New Accounting Standard Shines Light On Leased Assets

<strong>Trends | Financial Accounting</strong><br /> A new international accounting standard that came into effect at the beginning of 2016 is already transforming how companies around the world think about their balance sheets.

Award Winners

Promoting SCF Benefits Across Africa

Philip Panaino, regional head, transaction banking, Africa & Middle East, Standard Chartered, says awareness of supply chain finance needs to expand from corporate treasurers to their broader organizations.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Real Estate: Is The Party Over?

Peter Hayes, global head of invest-ment research for Prudential Real Estate Investors, joined Global Finance editors in New York to talk about which property markets look hot in 2016—and which look too hot.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Risks That Keep CROs Awake At Night

<strong>Management | Risk Management</strong><br /> Cyberattacks, safety concerns, climate change, regulatory demands, declining oil prices, less demand from China, a crumbling and volatile stock market: There is no lack of risks in doing business, and at the start of 2016, they are ever- present for corporations small and large.

Award Winners

SCF Market Pushes Banks To Focus On Execution

Michael McDonough, global head of corporate trade and supply chain finance at JP Morgan Chase, sees the supplier finance market evolving to embrace more diverse industry sectors, and banks expanding the range of funding to clients.
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