Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance : Bank of America Becomes Second-Biggest US Bank
Bank of America and FleetBoston Financial agreed to merge in a $47 billion stock-swap deal that will create the second-...
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance : Companies Lock in Rates As US Economy Surges
THE AMERICAS US corporations are prepaying outstanding bonds and locking in current low interest rates amid signs of strength in...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance : Taiwan Flat-Screen Maker Raises $573 Million in GDRs
ASIA Taiwan-based Chi Mei Optoelectronics, which produces thin-film transistor, or TFT, liquid crystal displays for flat-screen computers, cell phones and...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance : Will Stronger US Economy Act as Parachute for Dollar?
THE AMERICAS The US dollars headlong plunge has suddenly slowed dramatically in response to better-thanexpected reports on the economy, including...
News
Cover Story : How Low Can You Go?
As regulators and tax collection authorities clamp down on corporate and individual tax abuse, business leaders are finding it harder...
Editor's Letter
Editor’s Letter : Donaldson’s SEC: No Bark, No Bite
Much has been said about the failure of the Securities and Exchange Commissionand its chairman William Donaldson in particularto effectively regulate the US financial services industry...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Features : Creative Solutions In a Funding Drought
When a country experiences an economic or financial crisis, among the first victims will be companies seeking financing. With a...
News
Features : Custodians Grasp New Opportunities
Some of the worlds leading experts on global custody met in New York recently to discuss the challenges facing their...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Features : Global Briefing
Deal Flow Picks Up in a Market Well on the Road to Recovery Global Finance Award Winners Forecast a Continued...
News
Features : Rising Stock Markets and Rule Reforms Give Pensions a Lift — For Now
Surging stock markets and some long-awaited rule changes are making the United States underfunded pension funds look healthier. But the...
Banking
Features : The World’s Best Internet Banks 2003
In the second of a two-part series, Global Finance identifies the Regional and Global Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks and Best...
News
Features : Trading Up
Letters of credit and open account trading have long been staples of what banks do. Now theyre eyeing up trade...