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
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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.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
CFO Plans For Tax Holiday Cash: Fast ROI
CFO survey finds roughly half of US companieswould bring back monies stashed offshore and seek to put it in fintech and high-yield investments.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Sustainable Practices Lead to Corporate Profits
Tensie Whelan, director of the Center for Sustainable Business at New York University’s Stern School of Business, talks about the growing bottom-line case for sustainable practices.
Award Ceremonies and Events
Transaction Processing Awards 2017 | The Winner’s Circle
Top bankers from around the world gathered to accept their Global Finance awards for treasury & cash management, securities services, and foreign exchange services at our event at Sibos in Toronto.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Custody System To Unlock Corporate Bond Liquidity
Trading market volume has declined, even as outstanding corporate debt has increased in recent years.