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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Features: Spotlight: Equity Derivatives

BACK FROM THE BRINK The revival of interest in equity derivatives reflects a broader return of risk appetite among corporations and investors. By Laurence Neville The recovery in sentiment in most markets during 2009 was dramatic, and ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Cover Story: PAYING FOR THE GREEN REVOLUTION

Paying For The Green Revolution Huge investments will be required to enable the world to make the transition to renewable energy sources to cut greenhouse gas emissions and stave off an environmental disaster. By Gordon Platt There ...

Editor's Letter

Editor’s Letter: Caging The Beast

Increasingly, among commentators on the financial services industry, there is a perception of bankers and banks as hungry carnivores, pouncing on every opportunity to take profits and showing no remorse when faced with a weaker prey...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: Company to Watch: Dongfeng Motor/China

Dongfeng Is Plugged Into China’s Electric Car Market By Gordon Platt Dongfeng Motor, one of China’s largest automobile manufacturers, has been a leader in designing hybrid electric vehicles, including a city bus that delivers 30% better fuel ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: DR News

Companies Based In India Increase DR Offerings By Gordon Platt Equity issues by India-based companies using depositary receipts rose from $100 million in 2008 to $3.4 billion last year. The rush of DR issues is likely to ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: News

Risk Gets Rewarded, But Not Too Much Risk By Gordon Platt Emerging market investors were rewarded last year with a record 73% return, as measured by the MSCI EM Index, versus a 45% rise in the Nasdaq ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Milestones: Caribbean Nation Eyes $600 Million Bond Issue

Dominican Republic By Antonio Guerrero About turn: Dominican Republic signs up to IMF program With investors hunting for yield, the stage is set for more “exotic” issuers to tap global markets for financing, including some previous defaulters. ...

News

Milestones: Kraft-Cadbury Hookup Helps Define New World Of M&A

United States/United Kingdom By Gordon Platt A sweet deal: Kraft swallows Cadbury after a long battle US-based Kraft Foods’ $19.7 billion takeover of British chocolate maker Cadbury last month will create the world’s largest candy company. The deal ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Milestones: Stimulus Adds To Growing Pressure On Prices

Vietnam By Thomas Clouse Off to the races: Vietnam’s stimulus efforts trigger renewed inflation fears Vietnam is redirecting its efforts from stimulating the economy to controlling inflation after the country’s consumer prices rose by 1.38% month on ...

News

Newsmakers: Central Banker Under Fire

Argentina By Antonio Guerrero Redrado: Rejected presidential order to resign Argentina’s central bank presidents have long received low grades for their lack of independence. The situation has been exacerbated under Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who has ...

News

Newsmakers: Mystery Buyer Bets Big On Treasury Bonds

United States By Gordon Platt Whodunnit? Mystery buyer mops up US treasuries The last thing the global financial markets need right now is a failed US treasury bond auction. Thankfully, recent auctions have gone smoothly, with the swelling ...

News

Newsmakers: Obama Bashes Banks And Seeks “Responsibility Fee”

United States By Gordon Platt Obama: Banks should call off their lawyers and lobbyists As a Congressional commission opened hearings last month on the cause of the financial crisis, United States president Barack Obama proposed a tax ...