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Milestones : “A currency bloc including Japan and China could be created by the end of the decade, ultimately leading to a currency union.”

ASIA JAPAN EASING CHINA DOWN ROAD TO ASIAN CURRENCY BLOC As Japan and China increase their economic ties, currency issues...

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Newsmakers : “The Treasury and Justice Departments have fallen nearly a year behind in developing a plan to fight money laundering and terrorist financing.”

SWITZERLAND, GERMANY, UNITED STATES LOSING THE WAR ON TERRORIST FINANCING Bank secrecy is on the rise in Europe, while the...

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-...

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...

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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...

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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...