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Awards: World’s Best Subcustodians 2013

SAFETY FIRST By Gordon Platt Safeguarding client assets has never been more important in this era of global economic uncertainty —and even subcustodians are finding themselves increasingly in the spotlight as a result of sovereign and commercial pressures. ...

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Debt: 32-Year-Old Bond Rally Falters

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: CORPORATE DEBT ByGordon Platt US interest rates have been in a general declining trend since 1981, when...

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Editor’s Letter: Tapering Expectations

The quantitative easing launched in recent years by the central banks of the United States, the eurozone and Japan is entering a new phase...

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Equity: Companies Raise More DR Capital

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS By Gordon Platt The pace of capital raising using depositary receipts has accelerated sharply from last year, and the pipeline of future issues is strong, DR bankers say. Much of the recent activity ...

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FX: Dollar Rebounds As Fed Debates QE Tapering

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: FOREIGN EXCHANGE By Gordon Platt Volatility has returned to the currency markets, as participants weigh the likelihood that the Federal Reserve could dial back on its purchases of bonds if the US economy improves. A relatively ...

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M&A: US, China M&A Activity Heating Up

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS By Gordon Platt Shanghui International, China’s biggest pork producer, agreed to pay $4.7 billion to acquire Virginia-based Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer. If the deal succeeds, it should be the biggest ...

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Milestones: New Frontiers In Financing For Bangladesh

MILESTONES: BANGLADESH By Udayan Gupta Even as Bangladesh tries to extricate itself from the Rana Plaza building collapse, the Dhaka disaster that killed more than 1,100 garment workers, one private equity fund is trying to infuse new capital into ...

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Newsmakers: Program Of Reform Brings Pain And Gain

NEWSMAKERS: LATVIA By Gilly Wright Praised by both the EU and the IMF for passing painful austerity measures, Latvian prime minister Valdis Dombrovskis will soon be rewarded by seeing his country become the 18th member of the eurozone. ...

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Regional Report: Central Asia

DESPERATE TO DIVERSIFY By Kim Iskyan The countries of central Asia are working hard to become more than one-trick ponies, as each struggles in its own way to reduce economic reliance on a single growth driver. The five ...

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Salon: Izzet Bensusan, Karbone

TRADING IN THE GREEN By Udayan Gupta At Global Finance ’s monthly Salon, Izzet Bensusan, executive director of renewable-energy investment boutique Karbone, discussed the market dynamics, financing and investment oppor-tunities for alternative energy. PHOTO: KATE FREY Given a politically ...

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SIBOS 2013

A GLOBAL CONNECTION SWIFT’s annual Sibos conference is just around the corner, and this year attendees will gather in Dubai. With Middle Eastern companies following the trend now seen in many emerging markets and increasing the sophistication of their ...

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SIBOS 2013: Bridging The Gap In Emerging Markets Trade Finance

THE GREAT DIVIDE By Susan Kelly As inter- and intra-regional trade in emerging markets continues to grow, the gap between needed and available trade finance is also on the increase. But new financing sources and new tools offer the ...