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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Milestones : Future Of Terrorism Insurance Hangs In The Balance

United states Most companies take out some form of professional indemnity, liability and business insurance, but the latest addition to companies’ insurance portfolios is property terrorism insurance. Such products are becoming increasingly prevalent among larger to mid-size US ...

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Milestones : London Takes The Lead For Commerce

Global London: The "epicenter of world commerce" London is perhaps best known for major tourist attractions such as Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge and Madame Tussaud’s, but now it has a new moniker as the epicenter of commerce globally, ...

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Newsmakers : Airbus Gets A Lift As New Orders Pour In

France Louis Gallois: Delivering good news Louis Gallois, president and CEO of Airbus, was all smiles at the Paris Air Show last month. Europe’s leading commercial aircraft manufacturer had some good news to announce—deals worth more than $40 ...

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Newsmakers : Corporate Fraud On The Rise Despite Sox

United states Patrick Taylor: No "perfect solution" for fraud prevention Five years ago, in the wake of the Enron and WorldCom scandals, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) was enacted to prevent financial fraud. However, a recent survey of more than 80 ...

Banking

Regional Report GCC : Economic Boom Won’t Quit

Regional Report / Gcc High oil prices keep the ball rolling, as the Gulf region’s economic growth momentum carries it through a rough patch in the stock markets. Kingdom Tower Riyadh: As capital spending rises, ...

Banking

Regional Report GCC : Islamic Finance Is No Longer For Muslims Only

Regional Report / Gcc Shariah structures and returns are appealing to a growing range of international investors. Dubai boasts the biggest exchange in the world for sukuk listings Islamic finance was designed for Muslim investors who want ...

Banking

Regional Report GCC : The Power Of People

Regional Report / Gcc Competition for talent in the banking industry is driving up costs as demand for financial services expands. El-Labban: Talent is more likely to join or stay on at a growing bank As ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Drug Mergers Ease M&a Drought

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS The need for bigger drug-development pipelines and more diversified businesses with greater geographic reach is fueling a...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Ice Begins Clearing Credit Default Swaps As Counterparty Risk Hits Record High

CORPORATE DEBT The first central counterparty clearinghouse for credit default swaps (CDS) began operating on March 9, the same day...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Nyse Lists Carbon Allowances Fund

GLOBAL EQUITY /DRS The calendar of planned initial public offerings in the US was bone dry last month, and the...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Record Low For Dollar Not End Of Its Descent

FOREIGN EXCHANGE The dollar fell to a record low against the euro last month and a 25-year low against the British pound following news that US economic growth in the first quarter was the weakest in four years. ...

Technology

Cover Story : Stepping Up

GOING GLOBAL Lacking the financial clout of multinationals or small enterprises’ easy access to government grants, mid-size companies are riding the wave of new technologies and today’s more liberal trading and regulatory schemes to successfully break into foreign ...