Capital Raising & Corporate Finance Archives

Join the global community of corporate and public-sector finance industry leaders reading Global Finance monthly in print.

Click Here

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.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Product Recalls Cost More Than Prestige

Product recalls are rising and have evolved into a major financial risk. Here’s how to manage and mitigate the impact.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Qatar | Accounting Changes Double Reserves

Qatar’s reserves nearly doubled to $39 billion due to the change giving it more foreign-currency liquidity.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

CVS-Aetna Shows Appeal Of Cross-Sector Mergers

The $69 billion CVS-Aetna deal points to companies working in different industry sectors looking at synergies of merging with one another for improved services, cost advantages, market dominance, profits and more.