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BEST INVESTMENT BANKS – 2009
The clouds parted over the investment banking business in the first quarter of this year amid some hope that a...
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance : Global Equity/DRs
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST LEADING IPO THAW BY GORDON PLATT The level of initial public offerings has been at historic lows for nearly a year, but recent large IPOs in Asia and the Middle East have broken the ice, ...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Cover Story: All Change
Recent financial turmoil has accelerated the seismic shifts taking place in the balance of global economic and political power. How the major powers act in the coming years will determine the future shape of globalization. BY LAURENCE NEVILLE The global ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Editors Letter : Thriving In A Culture Of Change
The shake-out of the past two years has exposed the fragility of many elements of the global financial system, but one thing it has not done that many previous crises have done is flatten the emerging markets. As we find ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Features : Exchange-Traded Derivatives Prove Their Worth
EXCHANGE-TRADED DERIVATIVES PROVE THEIR WORTH As product offerings grow and pricing improves, exchange-traded derivatives are increasingly appealing to both corporate and institutional buyers of derivatives contracts. By DENISE BEDELL Of the lessons learned by companies during the ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Features : Future Imperfect
Swooning equity markets have added to the troubles facing many corporate pension plans and will only accelerate the move to defined contribution plans. By Anita Hawser For some time now observers have been warning of a looming pension crisis ...
Country Report
Features : Turbulent Times
T URBULENT TIMES Despite global economic challenges, Greece presents investors with opportunities. By Adam Rombel Things are bad everywhere, but they are not as bad here. That sums up the plight of the economy and business climate ...
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Features: Annual Survey: Russia’s Roller Coaster Runs On Oil
After a difficult year, Russia's fortunes look set to improve. The country is still too dependent on oil for its future prosperity, though. By Nick Kochan While analysts tend to compare Russia with the other BRIC ...
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Features: Best Investment Banks
The clouds parted over the investment banking business in the first quarter of this year amid some hope that a more sustainable model for success is emerging. By Gordon Platt September 21, 2008, was a date that may be ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Features: Cash Is King Again
The credit crunch made life more difficult for corporate treasurers in many waysnot least in managing their relationships with their...
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Features: Islamic Financial Institutions Awards 2009
Global Finance selects the winners in a fast-growing area of finance that combines investing according to the tenets of Islamic law with modern financial products and systems. By Laurence Neville For a brief moment it seemed that the world ...
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ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AWARDS – 2009
Best Sukuk Bank Dubai Islamic Bank Best Islamic Retail Bank Al Rajhi Bank Best Islamic Investment Bank Falcom Best Takaful...