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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FX: Deflation Woes Deflate the Euro

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS The outlook for the euro has worsened, following a slowdown in inflation in the eurozone to the lowest level in nearly four years. The European Central Bank cut its benchmark rate to a record low of ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Junk Bond Issuance: Scrapped

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS High-yield corporate bond issuance and trading have slowed considerably in the face of uncertainty about Federal Reserve monetary policy, at a time when chairman Ben Bernanke is about to hand over the reins to Janet Yellen, ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

M&A: Dial M for Merger

Telecommunications was the most active industry sector for mergers and acquisitions during the first nine months of 2013 and remained active in October.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Middle East: A Different Kind Of Fuel

Oil may be the liquid that drives many of the economies in the Middle East, but the spread of the Internet has unleashed a new generation of tech-entrepreneurs and start-ups, fueling hopes of a non-oil economy for the future.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Debt Hits The Heights

CORPORATE FINANCE FOCUS By Gordon Platt Apples $17 billion corporate bond offering in April was the largest in history at...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Equity: Coming Out Party

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS By Gordon Platt Led by growth companies in the technology and healthcare sectors, investor returns on initial...

Banking

Foreign Exchange 2013: Global Reserves Diversification

EMERGING STATUS By Gordon Platt Emerging markets currencies are beginning to get some respect from central banks. The Federal Reserves decision to delay tapering its monetary stimulus has provided a temporary boost to emerging markets currencies and financial markets. And ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Foreign Exchange 2013: Measuring Up

The foreign exchange market, the largest asset class in the world, is continuing to grow and evolve. Globally, FX trading averaged $5.3 trillion a day in April 2013, up from $4 trillion per day in April 2010 and $3.3 trillion ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Foreign Exchange 2013: Renminbi Trading

RENMINBI RUCKUS By Gordon Platt London and Paris are vying to become Europe’s renminbi trading hub. Paris is challenging London, the leading center of foreign exchange trading globally, to be the hub of renminbi trading in Europe. ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Foreign Exchange 2013: Whos Who

Global Finances annual list of the most important players in forex. By Gordon Platt BMO Capital Markets CJ Gavsie Managing director and global head of foreign exchange products and China capital markets Gavsie is responsible for BMOs global foreign exchange ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

M&A: China And The Good Earth

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS By Gordon Platt From a supergiant oil field in Kazakhstan to the worlds largest producer of potash...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Trade: Another Brick In The Bloc

MILESTONES By Gordon Platt The presidents of Colombia, Peru and Chile sat down to lunch with the economy minister of...