Sustainable Finance
Scoring Sustainability
Corporate leaders are grappling with an explosion of ESG ratings, rankings and grades.
Author: Andrew Singer
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News
Elon Musk Flips On Bitcoin
Tesla's decision to no longer accept Bitcoin due to environmental impact concerns led to a tumble in the cryptocurrency's value.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Ransomware Attack Births Reporting Mandate
A recent spate of ransomware attacks on U.S. companies has sparked new regulations.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Coinbase Direct Listing Steadies Crypto Industry
Coinbase’s valuation has grown exponentially in recent years—more than tenfold since late 2018, when the firm was valued at $8 billion in a private financing round.
Award Winners
World’s Best Investment Banks 2021: Deals Of The Year
Global Finance picks the world’s best investment banking deals of 2021.
Award Winners
World’s Best Investment Banks 2021: Debt
The world’s best debt banks rode surging new issuance volumes in 2020 and moved to address investors’ demand for green and sustainable bonds.
Features
Digital Imperative: Q&A With IBM’s Likhit Wagle
Likhit Wagle, general manager of Global Banking & Financial Markets at IBM, speaks to Global Finance about the industry urgency to digitize and counter the threat from Big Tech.
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Coinbase IPO Breaks New Ground
Total cryptocurrency-market capitalization surpassed $1 trillion for the first time last month, suggesting that yet more companies with a stake in the sector may be preparing to test the waters.
News
China Expert Named As US Trade Representative
Tai is regarded as a pragmatist who can’t be easily placed as either a protectionist or a free trader.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Rising Consciousness: The Rise Of Social Bonds
Investor demand, bolstered by Covid-19 concerns, have kicked off a global surge in social bond issuance.
News
Selective Criteria: Who’s A “Currency Manipulator”?
Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and Switzerland all meet the U.S. government's criteria for being currency manipulators yet only two of those countries were officially labelled as such.