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South Korea: Scandal Sweeps Political, Corporate World’s
The scandal that led to the president's impeachment implicates some of South Korea's best-known conglomerates.
Author: Efraim Chalamish
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
SPACs Are Back
After an absence from financial markets, special-purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, have recently returned--and are popping up in new markets around the world.
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Broverman: Tech To Extend Advisory’s Reach
Eli Broverman is president and co-founder of Betterment, a provider of automated online investment advice—“robo-advisory.” He visitedGlobal Financeto discuss technology and asset management.
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New Head at Caterpillar Faces Slow Growth
Caterpillar, the US-based leader in the machinery and engine industry, announced thatin January Doug Umpleby, a longtime Caterpillar executive, will succeedDoug Oberhelman as the company’s CEO. He will be challenged by slow growth worldwide.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Legal Ed For Corporates Gains Steam
The intensifying regulatory environment has led more law schools to offerexecutive education programs thatfocuson law, ethics and compliance.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Pharma Prices Raise Eyebrows
<strong>US: </strong>Heather Bresch, the CEO of Mylan, an American pharmaceuticals company, finds herself at the center of one of the biggest pharma controversies in recent years: price-gouging.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Q&A: Pricing And Protecting Patents
Clement Naples, partner at Latham and Watkins, a global law firm specializing in intellectual property, visited Global Finance to talk trends in patent litigation, valuations and the role of IP in investment decisions.
Features
Yahoo To Help Verizon Compete With Giants
<strong>MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS</strong> | Verizon's purchase of Yahoo assets will help it build the strength it needs to compete with other telecomm/tech giants.
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Hani Mulki Takes Reins In Jordan, For Now
<strong>Jordan | </strong>Hani Mulki, a former Jordanian minister, was appointed interim prime ministerin May.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
US Still A Strong Draw For FDI
Aaron Brickman, senior vice president for strategy and development at the Organization for International Investment (OFII), a nonprofit trade association, also founded SelectUSA, a federal program to promote foreign direct investment in the US. He visited Global Finance to discuss the state of FDI worldwide.
Features
China Battles Aging And Debt
Arthur Kroeber, head of research and founding partner of Gavekal Dragonomics, spoke with Global Finance about China’s politics, its markets and its future role in the global economy.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Multinationals Need A Culture Shock
<strong>Management | Corporate Culture</strong><br />
Several recent financial and corruption scandals have forced multinationals to develop comprehensive corporate conduct and compliance programs.