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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Cover: The Relevance Of Stock Exchanges

IDENTITY CRISIS   By Udayan Gupta   As stock exchanges worldwide try to figure out their role going forward in corporate equity and equity capital raising, companies are starting to question whether there is still value in a public listing. ...

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Debt: Central Banks Aid Corporate Rally

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: CORPORATE DEBT   By Gordon Platt   Corporate debt issuance soared and yields on high-yield as well as investment-grade bonds fell to record lows in September after the European Central Bank (ECB) and the US Federal Reserve ...

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DRs: Russia, Mexico Depositary Receipts

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS   By Gordon Platt   Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, raised $5 billion in a secondary share sale in London and Moscow in September that had been delayed for more than a year because of unfavorable ...

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FX Supplement: FX Market Overview

FX EXCELS WHILE OTHER ASSETS FALTER   By Gordon Platt   The FX markets are evolving: Trade and currency internationalization, and the shift toward exchanges, will further this process.   Foreign exchange has proven itself as a separate asset class ...

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FX Supplement: Introduction: Uncertainty Reigns

UNCERTAINTY REIGNS   The foreign exchange market is going through a period of significant change on multiple fronts. New regulations introduced in the wake of the financial crisis will redefine users of foreign exchange services and divide the market into ...

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FX Supplement: The Euro Belies the Pessimists

PROFITING FROM THE BEAUTY PAGEANT   By Laurence Neville   Despite the eurozone’s debt woes, the euro has remained remarkably resilient thanks to a range of factors, including a more credible ECB under Mario Draghi and diversification away from the ...

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FX Supplement: The Renminbi As A Reserve Currency

THE RENMINBI GOES GLOBAL   By Gordon Platt   Pressure from BRIC countries for a new international reserve currency to replace the dollar is growing.   China, the world’s leading trading nation, would like to reap some of the benefits ...

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FX Supplement: Who’s Who In Foreign Exchange

WHO’S WHO   By Gordon Platt   Global Finance ’s annual list of Who’s Who in Foreign Exchange   Mohamed El Aroussi Arab African International Bank Chief dealer and head of FX desk   El Aroussi, chief dealer at Arab ...

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FX Supplement: Winners’ Circle: Foreign Exchange

LONG-TERM DEPENDABILITY   By Kathryn Tully   The overall winning bank and many of the regional category winners for foreign exchange have remained consistently strong for over a decade.   Deutsche Bank has been the magazine’s global winner for foreign ...

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Latin America: Brazilian Protectionism

BARRIERS TO ENTRY   By Antonio Guerrero   Though its economic growth may be stalling, Brazil is still an attractive destination for investors. But the recent imposition of tariffs on certain imports has sparked an international ruckus.   For several ...

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M&A: European Defense Merger Called Off

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS   By Gordon Platt   A proposed $45 billion merger of European aerospace group EADS with UK defense operator BAE Systems fell apart last month just ahead of a regulatory deadline to close the deal. ...

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Milestone: Companies Are Cash-Rich, But M&A Is Not In The Cards

MILESTONES: GLOBAL   Laurence Neville The global M&A market is moribund: Activity is just a third of the level of five years ago.   Skipper, Hogan Lovells: Economic uncertainty is the key barrier to investment Yet, companies are awash with ...
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