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Banking
ECUADOR TO LAUNCH ITS OWN “BITCOIN,” BANS RIVALS
TRENDS | DIGITAL CURRENCIES<br />
Ecuador is gearing up for the launch of a new digital currency that will go into use as early as October alongside the US dollar, the country’s official tender.
Banking
GETTING MORE MILEAGE FROM SEPA PAYMENTS
TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT | PAYMENTS: POST-SEPA<br />
The SEPA migration deadline may have passed, but most companies have yet to gain the full benefits offered by the Single Euro Payments Area initiative. Now would be a good time for treasurers to ask how they can get more out of their SEPA investments.
Banking
GLOBAL CASH 25: TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING
TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT | GLOBAL FINANCE CASH 25<br />
The Global Finance Cash 25 ranks public companies by cash, cash equivalents and short-term securities on their balance sheets. Data is gathered from more than 70,000 public companies worldwide. It is a ranking of nonfinancial corporations—we exclude financial institutions from the list.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
INSURERS OFFER LONGEVITY HEDGES TO DE-RISK PLANS
MANAGEMENT | PENSIONS<br />
As people live longer, many companies are discovering that they have to pay pension benefits to retirees for longer than they had expected. Insurance companies are stepping in with new products that can help take this “longevity risk” out of corporate defined-benefit pension plans.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
M&A’S BIG YEAR IS LITTERED WITH BROKEN DEALS
CAPITAL MARKETS FOCUS |MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS<br />
Mergers and acquisitions in 2014 are being announced at the fastest pace since the financial crisis of 2008–2009, but broken deals are also setting records for the same period.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
MOROCCO: STABLE, AND WELL-SITUATED
FRONTIER MARKETS REPORT | MOROCCO<br />
Morocco boasts solid outward FDI, geopolitical stability and proximity to key markets, but corruption is commonplace.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
PUTTING THE BREAKS ON GLOBAL TRADE
DEAR READER<br />
Do ongoing conflicts and increasing geopolitical tensions represent a threat to globalization, or are they simply redesigning the map of the world?<br />
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
RUSSIA: FRICTION WITH THE WEST, NEW TIES WITH THE EAST
Events in Ukraine have changed the outlook for Russia. Now the country faces choices about its global role that could affect the rest of the world for decades. Which path will it take?
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
SAUDI EXCHANGE OPENING WILL INCREASE RIYADH’S IMPORTANCE
CAPITAL MARKETS | MIDDLE EAST EQUITY<br />
Riyadh, the Saudi capital, has already built a new financial district, named after King Abdullah, but its 42 new skyscrapers stand largely empty. That could change following the decision by the government in July to allow foreign financial institutions to invest directly in listed shares, starting in the first half of 2015.
Banking
TRANSACTION BANKING: THE NEW NORMAL
TREASURY & CASH MANAGEMENT | GLOBAL TRANSACTION BANKING<br />
With transaction banks in a state of global change, what is the impact for corporates?