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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Many Issuers Withdraw From High-Yield Market

CORPORATE BONDS Numerous companies with below investment-grade ratings have canceled or delayed proposed debt sales in recent weeks, as borrowing...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : New Wave of Mergers Sweeps Across US Banking Industry

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS New Wave of Mergers Sweeps Across US Banking Industry THE AMERICAS Two new top-10 US banks were...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Study Finds ADR Issuers Are Unfazed By Sarbanes-Oxley

GLOBAL DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS Study Finds ADR Issuers Are Unfazed By Sarbanes-Oxley THE AMERICAS The corporate-governance standards demanded by the Sarbanes-Oxley...

News

Features : Investment Banks Cash In On Hedge Fund Boom

Focus: Hedge Fund Services The hedge funds industry is growing rapidly, attracting both new investors and companies looking to service...

News

Milestones : What Keeps Cfos Awake At Night?

UNITED STATES Chief financial officers from US companies in a broad range of industries say the biggest risk to the...

News

Newsmakers : China Sets Course For A Gentle Touchdown

CHINA It looks like China might be able to pull off a feat that even the United States was unable...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Global Depositary Receipts

THE AMERICAS Bank of New York Automates Conversion of ADRs, Shares Bank of New York has introduced a system that...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Corporate Bonds

GLOBAL High-Yield Issuance Setting Fast Pace The improving global economy is spurring an increase in debt issues by lesser-rated companies,...

Banking

Features : Best Investment Banks

Citigroup scored a remarkable triumph for a commercial and retail bank by outperforming the cream of the crop in the...

News

Milestones : Us Remains A Prime Beneficiary Of Foreign Direct Investment

UNITED STATES To listen to some politicians on the US campaign trail, the United States will soon have no employment...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : BellSouth Sells Latin American Wireless Units to Telefonica

THE AMERICAS Atlanta-based BellSouth agreed to sell its 10 Latin American cellular operations to Telefonica Mviles, the wireless affiliate of...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Chinese Companies Lead Parade Of Asian Issuers

ASIA Semiconductor Manufacturing International, or SMIC, Chinas biggest memory-chip maker, launched a sponsored American depositary receipt program in conjunction with...