Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Hanjin: Coal Mine Canary?
Some believe Hanjin's bankruptcy signals that quantitative easing has no more power, and a global recession is on the horizon.
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Inequality Is A Big Dipper
Study says income and wealth inequality, which have widened a lot in the past 30 years in the US and elsewhere, make recessions more severe because poor people, who have little or no savings and often flawed credit, sharply reduce consumption when facing a sudden drop in income.
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Landmark Trade Deal Uses Blockchain Technology
Blockchain technology finally gets "real" with a letter-of-credit deal betweenOrnua, an Irish dairy company, and state-owned wholesaler Seychelles Trading Company.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Lebanon’s Central Bank Pledges $600 Million For Start-Ups
Beirut aims to become the number-one hub in the Middle East for young entrepreneurs, sothe Lebanese Central Bank recently added $200 million its 2013 promise to guarantee $400 million in investment in the knowledge economy.
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Legal Ed For Corporates Gains Steam
The intensifying regulatory environment has led more law schools to offerexecutive education programs thatfocuson law, ethics and compliance.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Low Rates/Expansionary Policies = Chicken v. Egg
If you think record-low interest rates are the result of years of expansionary monetary policices, think again.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Post-Brexit, Property Prices May Yet Hold Steady
Post-Brexit, real estate dealswere supposed to decline--especially in London. Yet the market may prove more resilient than expected.
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Regulatory Scrutiny Scotches M&A Deals
The year 2016 is set to break a record for withdrawn global M&A deals, with regulators scotching several high-profile mergers.
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Spain’s Ortega Tops Gates In Wealth
Big profits from managing short lead times helped Amancio Ortega—Spanish business magnate, founder and chairman of the Inditex fashion group—recently pass Bill Gates’s fortune for the second time.
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Tory Hints At Pivot To Exports
Although Liam Fox made headlines for sayingBritish businessmen are too lazy to boost exports, less extensively reported remarks by the UK’s international trade secretaryhint at a significant change in policy.
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Move Over Fiat Currencies
At Sibos in Geneva, financial technology, or fintech (blockchain, artificial intelligence, machine learning), was present in almost every conference presentation and workshop. And even in those sessions that didn’t directly reference it, one felt a sense that banking in particular ...
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No More Compliance Headaches?
Corporate compliance and due diligence headaches may be easing, as a number of new services have been launched to help companies screen suppliers against global sanctions lists. Ever-increasing regulatory requirements, including broader monitoring and compliance obligations, and ever-changing sanctions and ...