Economics, Policy & Regulation
The UK’s Google Tax: Much Ado About Nothing?
George Osborne,Chancellor of the exchequer in the United Kingdom unveils the outline of a “Google tax”.
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
Cybersecurity – 2015’s Top Priority
Last year ended with a data breach of the US retailer Target, this year "The Sony Hack". What will 2015 hold for cyberattacks and cybersecurity?
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
ABRAAJ GROUP: INVESTING IN CITIES
<strong>Global Finance</strong> sat down with Tom Speechley, a partner in emerging markets private equity investment firm Abraaj Group and CEO of Abraaj North America, to discuss key markets for investment, future EM stars and the lure of cities as investment destinations.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING FIGHTER CHAIRS KEY VATICAN UNIT
<strong>Vatican | Newsmakers</strong><br />
René Brülhart, known as the “James Bond of the financial world” for his high-profile role in cases such as the return of assets from Saddam Hussein to post-war Iraq and the uncovering of the Siemens bribery scandal, has become chairman of the Vatican’s anti-money-laundering unit.<br />
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
ARGENTINA’S TAX DEPARTMENT STRIPS PROCTER & GAMBLE LICENSE
<strong>Corporate Tax | Management</strong><br />
Approximately 500 American companies operate in Argentina—but on November 3 that number abruptly decreased by one as the country’s tax authority, the Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos (AFIP) revoked the company’s registration, accusing P&G of tax and accounting fraud.
Award Ceremonies and Events
BEST BANKS AWARDS CEREMONY 2014
Global Finance held its 18th Annual Best Banks Awards ceremony in Washington in October—during the Annual IMF/World Bank conference. Honorees from around the world were present to accept their awards.
Award Winners
BEST DERIVATIVES PROVIDERS 2014
The market in over-the-counter derivatives is shrinking, while exchange-listed futures and interest rate swaps traded on new swap execution facilities (SEFs) are setting records. New regulations and capital requirements are squeezing bank trading desks and forcing more derivatives trading onto exchanges and centralized clearing.
News
BEST INTERNET BANK AWARDS 2014 | INTERVIEW WITH THE WINNERS
Global Finance speaks with Citi, DBS, Finecobank, and Standard Chartered on the Internet Banking landscape.
Award Ceremonies and Events
BEST INTERNET BANKS AWARDS CEREMONY 2014
<strong>Global Finance</strong> held its 11th annual Internet Banks Awards dinner in New York in November. Leading financial executives from around the world were present to accept their awards and honor other recipients.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
CEE: STRUCTURAL REFORMS NEEDED
<strong>Central & Eastern Europe | Emerging Markets Regional Review</strong><br />
Central and Eastern Europe has come a long way in the past 25 years, but the region must overcome some significant obstacles in 2015—particularly as Russia’s conflict with Ukraine continues.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
CHANGING ECONOMIC CLIMATE OF EMERGING MARKETS
<strong>Seeking A New Paradigm | Emerging Markets Growth</strong><br />
To ascertain whether emerging markets is an obsolete term, we must first understand what it means.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
CHINA EASES INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
<strong>China | Milestones</strong><br />
China will allow foreign firms to increase their ownership stakes in encouraged sectors and enter into previously protected industries, according to investment guidelines drafted by the National Development and Reform Commission.