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Regulators Probe Barclays Whistleblowing Witch-Hunt

UK regulators are probing the behavior of Barclays CEO Jes Staley for his efforts to unmask a whistleblower, raising issues of confidentiality, liability, culture and honesty throughout the banking industry.

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Risky REFI Do-Overs For Corporate Finance

With interest rates insanely low, many corporate borrowers have been refinancing with leveraged loans—despite significant risks—and investors are eagerly snapping up the debt

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Riyadh Forms Parallel Equity Market

Nomu, a new Saudi equity market, will have lighter listing requirements than Tadawul, deepening the Saudi capital market with an alternative platform.

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Spotify Snubs Wall Street, Eyes Direct Listening

Spotify is considering embracing the hot trend of self-selling shares rather than an exchange IPO listing.

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Venezuela’s Gamble Poses US Energy Security Risk

Venezuela’s state-owned oil company is struggling to make bond payments, and could put US oil company Citgo up for sale to Russia’s Rosneft.

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Blockchain Passes Japan Payments Test

Japanese banks piloted domestic and cross-border payments successfully through the Cloud with Ripple.

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China Feasts on Fintech as Asia Passes The West

The Asia-Pacific region surged past North America for funding of fintech enterprises in 2016, due to blockbuster China deals.

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Corporate Capital Shops Abroad

Cash-rich corporations are once again seeking to expand through acquisitions, often looking abroad for synergies, and that’s driving the global M&A market.

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Corporate Finance & Capital: Capital Markets

Snap’s IPO had plenty of takers, even if the shares came without any power to influence corporate governance. Who were the buyers, and are they getting rooked?

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Food Giants Fund Start-Ups To Co-Opt Competition

Multinational food conglomerates are launching funding operations to invest in—or buy outright—startups with a natural or healthful focus, to capture the credibility of these craft brands.

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More Rules, More Fines, More On Balance

Lenders have paid more than $300 billion in fines since the 2008 financial crisis; the growing regulations are slowly forcing stronger balance sheets.

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New Institutions Push Long-Term Thinking

A new movement is pushing back against short-term investment and narrow focus on quarterly earnings.