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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Delaware Mulls Rules For Distributed Ledgers

Delaware has proposed amendments to new legislation that would enable corporations to use distributed ledgers for record-keeping and to keep track of stock transactions, the state’s latest effort to be a first mover when it comes to blockchain technology.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FM Global Beefs Up Resilience Index

FM Global, one of the world’s largest business property insurers, four years ago created its Resilience Index to rank 130 countries and territories according to their ability to manage disruptive events.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Reaping Interest Rewards With Raisin

The partnership of mobile-only bank N26 with German fintech Raisin allows the bank to offer its clients, initially in Germany but across the EU beginning next year, the chance to open savings accounts with just a few taps. As Raisin ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Swaps Loophole Still Puts US At Risk

Swaps and other derivatives, blamed by some for causing the global financial crisis, have returned in a big but deceptive way.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Bahrain Launches National E-Wallet

The Central Bank of Bahrain will launch the kingdom’s first electronic wallet by the end of June, “an important step in enhancing the financial sector by providing innovative payment solutions aimed at both public and private sectors,” says Salman bin ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Chinas Interbank Bond Market To Connect With Hong Kong

Paul Chan Hong Kong financial secretary Eligible overseas investors will gain access for the first time to mainland China’s massive interbank bond market through a planned hookup with Hong Kong, known as Bond Connect.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Laffer Still Bullish On Tax Cuts

Arthur Laffer Although Donald Trump has suffered political setbacks in his first months as US president, he is still in a position to drive ahead on his audacious plans for tax cuts and infrastructure spending, says economic iconoclast Arthur Laffer, ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Macron Breaks Logjam In EU Corporate Bonds

US companies flocked to Europe to issue bonds at low interest rates in May, after centrist Emmanuel Macron’s landslide victory in the French presidential election lowered perceived political risk in the European Union.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Ransomware Attack Highlights Weaknesses

For the 200,000-plus victims of the WannaCry ransomware attack, a short period of blame was replaced by awareness of the reality that complacency creates vulnerability.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Alipay Seeks Growth From Traveling Chinese

Alipay is partnering with banks around the world to provide its Chinese customers with seamless service at their preferred tourist destinations, with Italy’s UniCredit Bank following France’s BNP Paribas and Barclays in the UK.
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