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Newsmakers : Hedge funds under increasing scrutiny
United States An SEC proposal to register hedge fund advisers has received a mixed response, with some welcoming it as...
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Newsmakers : An Adman’s Dream Of World Domination Finally Comes True
United Kingdom Diminutive Sir Martin Sorrell, chairman and chief executive of London-based WPP, has thrown his weight around and emerged...
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Newsmakers : Firm Fails to Keep it in the Family
United States One wonders what Frenchman Michel David-Weill is thinking these days as Lazard, the closely held investment bank that...
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Newsmakers : Panama’s Former Canal Chief Jumps in the Deep End
Panama He doesnt carry the star appeal of Panamanian tourism minister and international salsa king Ruben Blades. But neither does...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance : Accounting Proposal Hits ‘coco’ Bonds
The Americas Proposed new accounting rules have put the damper on the issuance of a popular type of convertible corporate...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance : Bank Mergers Announced On Both Sides of Atlantic
Europe/US Major acquisitions in the banking industry are continuing to keep investment bankers busy, with sizable transactions announced in Europe...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance : Citigroup Launches Indexes Focused On Liquid Drs
The Americas Citigroup introduced four regional indexes that track the worlds most-liquid depositary receipts. Known as the Citigroup Liquid DR...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance : Dollar’s Prospects Depend On Kindness of Strangers
The Americas While the US economy continues to chug along at a respectable pace, the outlook for the dollar remains...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance : Ecb May Join Rate-hike Derby
Europe A horse race could be emerging between the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank on the interest-rate front,...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance : Yen Tracking Nikkei’s Moves
Asia If weakness in the Japanese stock market continues, this could be troublesome for the yens prospects, says Bilal Hafeez,...
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Cover Story : India’s New Economy
In its attempts to bring investment to India, the countrys new government is facing a host of challenges. If it...
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Editor’s Letter : Risk and Reward
For many companies it took some considerable regulatory prodding before they recognized risk as something they could not only quantify, but that they could manage...