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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

WALGREENS DUMPS INVERSION AS OBAMA BERATES “DESERTERS”

MANAGEMENT | TAX PLANNING<br /> Gregory Wasson, president and CEO of Walgreen, says the company “concluded it was not in the best interest of shareholders to attempt to re-domicile outside the US” to cut its tax bill.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

WHERE HAVE ALL THE FX TRADERS GONE?

CAPITAL MARKETS | FOREIGN EXCHANGE<br /> It is a changing world for FX traders. Regulatory uncertainty and low volatility are putting a damper on the foreign exchange market, with spreads narrowing by 20% already this year—to record lows.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

The MF Milano Finanza’s Golden Book of Finance and Business

Our Italian partner, Class Editori has released the special 25th Anniversary issue of MF Milano Finanza, a leading economic and financial Italian newspaper, dedicated to the most authoritative and value-creating Italian brands, players and excellences in the world of manufacturing, finance and business.

Awards

Global Finance Grades The World’s Top Central Bankers 2014

NEW YORK, September 5, 2014 — Global Finance magazine has named the heads of the central banks of India, Israel, Malaysia, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and Taiwan as the World’s Best Central Bankers over the past year, in recognition of their achievement of an “A” grade on Global Finance’s Central Banker Report Cards. In addition, the central bankers of Chile, Colombia and the European Union earned “A-” grades.

Shoring Up the Supply Chain Mix Reduces Risks

Much has been made of the rush to reshore manufacturing operations by US and European companies over the past couple of years, but very few have brought significant production back home, and those that have, to much fanfare, have also done so in China, India and other markets.

Awards

Global Finance Names The World’s Best Global Banks 2014

The annual listing includes the best bank worldwide for corporate, consumer and private banking, emerging markets, frontier markets, Islamic finance, asset management, global custody, investment banking, cash management, trade finance, foreign exchange, sub-custody and supply chain finance.

News

Norway’s Fund Ups The Ante On Ethical Investing

Norway’s $870 billion sovereign wealth fund has always been at the forefront of ethical investing, and its actions have influenced the decision making of other asset managers, big and small. But starting next year the fund will reveal its voting intentions before shareholder meetings, not only to be more transparent but also to influence the debate and the subsequent voting.

Features

Investors Await Saudi Exchange Access

Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority (CMA) said in July that,Inshallah, it will open its $560 billion stock market to foreign financial institutions in the first half of next year.
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