Banking
Waiting For Superman: Raghuram Rajan And The Overblown Expectations For Central Bankers
Ever since the financial crisis, when political stalemate enveloped the planet and the fate of the global economy seemed to...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
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Asia Wakes Up To A New Dawn Of Supply Chain Financing
Asia is often portrayed as a land of milk and honey, where liquidity and capital flow freely, and high levels...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Emerging Markets Dented, Not Doomed, By Fed Easing
If you attended to the teeth gnashing and handwringing following the Federal Reserve’s announcement that it is considering a gradual...
Banking
Prudential Chafes Under SIFI Designation
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act celebrated its third birthday in July, and US regulators and their...
Award Winners
Awards: World’s Best Subcustodians 2013
<p>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. ...</p>
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Country Report: Nigeria
THE RIGHT ROUTE FOR GROWTH By Antionio Guerrero Nigeria has averaged 7% growth over the past decade. But effectively managing its continued expansion is proving problematic. Infrastructure investment is a key challenge. The Nigeria stock exchange building in ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Country Report: Portugal
MODEL FOR GROWTH? By Vanessa Drucker The Troika’s “darling of reform” is in its third year of recession. Citizens—and policy-makers—want to see the promised economic rebound. Portugal and the European Union depend on one another. On the one ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Cover: Three Scenarios for Brazil
SUNSET, OR A NEW SUNRISE? By Michael Shari Brazil faces a monumental challenge in meeting the expectations of its citizens,...
Banking
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...
Banking
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...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Emerging Markets Roundup: Brazil
BRAZILIAN PORTS OPEN TO PRIVATE INVESTORS By Antonio Guerrero The Dilma Rousseff administration signed into law new regulations that open the country’s ports to greater private-sector investments. Approved in June, the policies are expected to help attract ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Emerging Markets Roundup: China
CHINESE SOLAR-PANEL MAKERS FACE TRADE TARIFFS IN EUROPE By Thomas Clouse Chinese companies face trade friction in Europe now that the European Commission has imposed tariffs on Chinese solar panels. The EU charges that Chinese companies are ...