Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Companies Prefer Performance-Based Compensation
Executive Pay | Since the global financial crisis of 2008, corporate boards have been under pressure to tie executive pay to performance.
Author: Efraim Chalamish
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Emerging & Frontier Markets
Eni Discovers Huge Natural Gas Reserves At Zohr
Eni, the Italian energy company that was unsuccessful in finding exploitable hydrocarbons in Cyprus, now has a major find on its hands elsewhere.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Kenya: Can New Central Bank Governor Lock In Gains?
Patrick Njoroge was named governor of the Central Bank of Kenya in June, part of a broader change in leadership at the Central Bank, including a new chairman and second deputy governor.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
State-Owned Companies, Financial Markets & The New Trade Deals
Trends | Sovereign Funds & Trade
This summer US Congress passed a law giving president Barack Obama the authority to “fast-track” free-trade pacts such as the multinational Trans-Pacific Partnership (or TPP), which covers around 40% of trade in American goods and 60% of trade in Asian goods.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
New Zealand Walloped By Slowdown In Chinese Economy
Milestones | New Zealand
In June, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand lowered its key cash interest rate a quarter of a percentage point to 3.25%, the first time the central bank has cut rates cut since 2011, citing a combination of deflationary pressure, plunging commodity prices and a slowdown in key export markets like China.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Verizon Seeks Growth And Innovation In AOL Deal
United States | Verizon, one of the largest wireless providers in the United States, announced on May 12 that it will acquire AOL, a leading Internet pioneer and Web content provider, for $4.4 billion.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
ISRAEL | ECONOMIC REFORMS COMPLICATE NETANYAHU’S FOURTH TERM
Newsmakers | Israel
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s success among center-right political parties, which saw him recently elected for a fourth term, may have provided a stable political platform, but international pressure and recent social unrest could see the country change economic direction.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
BORN & BRED IN EMERGING MARKETS
Global Salon
Global Finance sat down with José Gerardo Morales, Chief Investment Officer of Mirae Asset Global Investments (USA), to discuss challenges and opportunities in emerging markets, and the state of geopolitical risk in 2015.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
STRONG DOLLAR SLOWS INVESTMENT INTO THE US
Trends | US Dollar/Mergers & Acquisitions
The US dollar has climbed some 25% since June to its highest level in the past 12 years, which could have a significant impact on one of America’s biggest economic drivers: foreign direct investment.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
FDI: OWNERSHIP RESTRICTIONS PUT THE BRAKES ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT
Management | Foreign Direct Investment
FDI volumes are declining globally, as some national governments take a stronger stance against foreign ownership of their companies and land.
Banking
CHINA INSURES BANK DEPOSITS
China | Milestones<br />
The Chinese government has followed the US and Western European model by providing deposit insurance for private savers in the Chinese banking system.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
ISRAELI VENTURE CAPITALISTS FINANCE ARAB START-UPS
<strong>Venture Capital | Trends</strong><br />
Start-up companies and innovators in the Arab World have suffered from underinvestment and lack of technology infrastructure in recent years.