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FX Supplement: FX Swaps Get Kid-Glove Treatment

Swaps Foreign exchange swaps appear to be about to emerge unscathed from the flurry of new regulation prompted by the recent financial turmoil. By Gordon Platt Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, Barney Frank, released a ...

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FX Supplement: Hedging The Risk Of A Dollar Collapse

Gordon Platt Contributing Writer gplatt@gfmag.com Conspiracy theories abound about the so-called demise of the dollar. When all is said and done, however, the dollar no doubt will remain widely held by central banks and citizens of the world, and ...

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FX Supplement: Murphy’s Law Rules The FX Market

Managing Volatility Accurately predicting currency movements can make the difference between profit and loss for a multinational. Fortunately, help is at hand. By Gordon Platt Finance ministers and central bankers have a habit of substituting “volatility” for ...

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FX Supplement: Spreading The Word

Spread Betting Spread betting is becoming an increasingly popular form of FX trading. Its proponents are hoping it will grow as a risk management tool, too. By Anita Hawser Its initial popularity—and notoriety—may have been among sports ...

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FX Supplement: Who’s Who In Foreign Exchange 2009

Who’s Who ILYA SOROKIN president and CEO ActForex Ilya Sorokin is president and CEO of ActForex, a New York-based provider of retail foreign exchange trading platforms. The firm’s Internet Currency Trading System (ICTS) has the ability to accommodate various ...

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Newsmakers: Calderón Goes To War Against Inefficiency

Mexico By Antonio Guerrero LFC workers protest against Calderón’s actions When Mexican president Felipe Calderón decided in October that the staterun LFC electrical utility had sapped resources for too long, to the tune of $3 billion in annual ...

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Foreign Exchange 2009

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Corporate Finance Focus: M&A

By Gordon Platt Sovereign wealth funds could play a big supporting role as global mergers and acquisitions try to get back on track following a dramatic slowdown in M&A; activity during the credit crisis and global recession. While they ...

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Corporate Finance: Brazil, China Lead Global IPO Rebound

Global Equity/drs By Gordon Platt Brazil and China accounted for two-thirds of global capital raised through initial public offerings in the second quarter, with the United States and Europe lagging behind. The US market sprang to life in ...

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Corporate Finance: Rebound In Risk Appetite Creates Problems For Dollar

Foreign Exchange By Gordon Platt As the global economic recovery gathers pace, the dollar is being undermined by the improvement in investors’ risk appetite. As US and other global investors seek higher returns in emerging markets and commodities, ...

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Corporate Finance: Rising Defaults Threaten To Derail Rally

Corporate Debt By Gordon Platt The strong rally in the high-yield debt market could be running out of steam, as the number of companies defaulting on their debts continues to rise, analysts say. The US high-yield default ...

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Corporate Finance: Sovereign Wealth Funds Prepare To Take More Active Role In M&A

By Gordon Platt Sovereign wealth funds could play a big supporting role as global mergers and acquisitions try to get back on track following a dramatic slowdown in M&A; activity during the credit crisis and global recession. While they ...