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FX Awards | Top Providers Lauded In London

At Global Finance magazine’s annual foreign-exchange awards event, industry stars reflected on the regulatory impacts and technological advances that are changing the market.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

The Nordics Inch Closer Towards Cashless Societies

Cash is increasingly viewed by Nordic banks, businesses, and tax and financial regulators as outdated and inefficient.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Apple Puts Spotify On Notice By Purchasing Shazam

Shazam, which is headquartered in London, has more than one billion downloads worldwide.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Are Vertical Mergers Healthy For Consumers?

M&A dealsbetween companies like CVS and Aetna and Amazon and Whole Foods will test what it meansto create value in business today, as well as whether such deals provide value for consumers.

Banking

Global Regulators Finalize Basel III Rules

The Basel III rules aim to decrease bank leverage and increase liquidity. In addition to capital efficiency, the rules also institute stress testing and standardize market liquidity risk.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Upscale Westfield Brand Survives Mall Consolidation

Westfield has developed shopping venues in such prime locations as London’s Shepherd Bush, New York’s World Trade Center and Los Angeles’ Century City.

Features

US Digital Policy | Weaving A Complex Web

The repeal of net neutrality sparked immediate political response from consumers, but its impact on business will be complicated, and take time to unfold and to absorb.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Bankruptcy Pros Suffer As Fewer Companies Go Bust

European Union countries saw lower bankruptcy rates in the first half of 2017, as did Canada. USbankruptcy filings dropped 5.5% in the 12-month period ended September 30, 2017.

Banking

The First Shariah-Compliant Fintech Consortium

Theconsortium, calledALGO, will enable Islamic member banks to create fintech solutions in acost-effective and fast manner.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

All-Stock Deals Plummet In Cheap-Debt Environment

It is a dramatic drop compared not just to the 1990s, when stock-for-stock deals accounted for over half of all mergers, but also to 2016, when the average equaled 23.9% by dollar value.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Women CFOs Still A Minority

While the percentage of female CFOs dipped slightly in 2017, more women were internally promoted to the CFO position.

Features

Downside Risk Greater For Entrepreneurs Outside The US | Thornhill, Zell Lurie Institute

Stewart Thornhill, ED, Zell Lurie Institute, University of Michigan, visited Global Finance New York office to talk about the differencebetween entrepreneurial ecosystemin the US and the rest of the world and how cultural issues impact entrepreneurial mindset.