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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

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COVER STORY — RENMINBI RISING By Michael Shari Multinationals are positioning themselves to capture lucrative gains from the internationalization of China’s currency. When McDonald’s became the first non-Chinese corporation that was allowed to issue a bond denominated ...

News

Domestic Group Makes Move To Buy Canadian Exchanges

MILESTONES / CANADA by Erik Heinrich Near-monopoly: Bid faces antitrust scrutiny The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has been stymied in its attempt to take over Canada’s TMX Group, parent of the Toronto and Montreal exchanges and the TSX ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

DR News: The Russians Are Coming, Eventually, To London

EMERGING MARKETS INVESTOR / DR NEWS by Gordon Platt Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, plans to list global depositary receipts (GDRs) in London and Frankfurt soon, with BNY Mellon as the depository. The listings could make Sberbank one of ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

DRs: Disclosures Hurt Chinese Firms

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS — GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS by Gordon Platt The froth in the market for initial public offerings of China-based companies listing on major stock markets around the world has been blown away by renewed concern about accounting ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

EM News: Political Unrest Threatens To Harm EM Portfolios

EMERGING MARKETS INVESTOR / NEWS by Gordon Platt Further political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa is highly likely and could have a major negative impact on investors’ portfolios, according to a BNY Mellon white paper ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FX: Greek Contagion Risk On Euro

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS / FOREIGN EXCHANGE by Gordon Platt The euro tumbled against the dollar, the yen and the Swiss...

Banking

GCC: Banks Remain Reluctant To Lend

GCC REGIONAL REPORT: BACK FROM THE BRINK By Gordon Platt Upheaval in the region and beyond is encouraging banks to bolster their balance sheets before launching any aggressive lending programs. Banks in the GCC have recovered from the ...

Banking

GCC: Big Changes Loom

GCC REGIONAL REPORT: MARKING A MILESTONE By Gordon Platt The regional group faces new challenges as it celebrates its 30th anniversary. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) celebrated its 30th anniversary on May 25 with quiet flag-raising ceremonies ...

Banking

News & Features Archive

Dim Sum Best Served At Low Rates

Domestic Group Makes Move To Buy Canadian Exchanges

DR News: The Russians Are Coming, Eventually, To London

DRs: Disclosures Hurt Chinese Firms

EM News: Political Unrest Threatens To Harm EM Portfolios

FX: Greek Contagion Risk On Euro

GCC: Banks Remain Reluctant To Lend

GCC: Big Changes Loom

GCC: High Oil Prices Support Government Spending Rise

India: Tata Steel Sells Assets

India’s Power Shortages Spurring Demand For Coal

M&A: Cash-Rich Firms Drive M&A