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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Investing In Lawsuits

Think that the class action plaintiffs' attorney has a good case? Now you can invest in it, says James Koutoulas, CEO of JurisTrade, which he calls "the first secondary marketplace for litigation assets."

Sustainable Finance

The Green Investment Puzzle

Investors are eager to spend trillions on energy transition, but too much money is piling into mature projects, while high-risk...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Syria’s Finance Minister: Country Ready For Return To Normalcy

Some have greatness thrust upon them. Syria and its well-wishers worldwide hope that acting finance minister Riad Abd El Raouf...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Can Trump Fulfill Promise On Bank Deregulation?

Trump’s day-one deregulation vow thrills bankers, but legal constraints and crypto shifts loom large. Donald Trump hates government regulation of...

Banking

Banks Weather Rising Interest Rates And Recession Fears

An improving economic environment and subdued inflation allow banks to search for new growth avenues. The post-pandemic inflation that...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

SPACs Try For A Comeback

Is the SPAC back? Maybe, a little. As a group, special purpose acquisition companies have crashed and burned spectacularly. Some...

Banking

Challenging The Banks

Nonbanks have eaten into traditional banks’ marketplace. Can the older banks retake lost ground by simply becoming more agile? Once...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Southeast Asia Sees Venture Capital Drought

Southeast Asian economies survived the pandemic and post-pandemic pitfalls in solid shape. Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam still rank among the...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Venezuela: Deflation Strikes

Prices falling in Venezuela? Yes, for the moment. In February, President Nicolas Maduro’s ravaged economy saw its first month of...

Banking

Private Banks Prepare For The Great Wealth Transfer

A $72 trillion global avalanche of inheritance is coming. Are private banks and wealth managers up to meeting the next...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

China: The “Broker Butcher” Returns

The “Broker Butcher” is back at work in China. Will he clean up financial markets, or simply watch them sink?...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Borrowers Beware

Private credit is the flavor of the month among the world’s financial elite. Corporate borrowers should think carefully before tasting....