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Taking Blockchain From Development To Deployment

FinTech | Trends The launch of the blockchain-enabled asset trading platform Nasdaq Linq, Goldman Sachs’ filing of a patent for a securities settlement system based on a new virtual currency called SETLcoin, and the continued rise of blockchain banking consortium R3 all point to a race by financial institutions to harness the power of the blockchain.

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A Virtual Deal-Making Machine

Capital Markets | Deal Matchmaking In this age of social media, even business matchmaking, traditionally the domain of word of mouth and handshakes, could use a little tech facelift.

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BEPS Raises The Bar

The world’s richest countries are getting tougher on corporate tax avoidance. But experts predict that, new guidelines notwithstanding, companies will still find ways around the system.

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Chinese E-Commerce Companies Biggest Threat To Banks

Trends | Fintech China’s Big Three Internet and e-commerce companies—Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent—are so big they are referred to collectively as BAT, and all three have received banking licenses and scaled up their e-commerce and finance platforms.

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Corporates Rush To Decipher Landmark Trade Agreement

Management | Trade Negotiations Corporations’ business decisions depend on regulatory certainty, but as the passing of TPP legislation faces various hurdles, corporate decision-making processes will need to remain flexible.

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Eye On Trade

José Antonio Ocampo Gaviria, professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, says the slowing of international trade since the financial crisis is a major threat to the world economy.

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FX: Free To Use, But Not To Trade

Capital Markets | Foreign Exchange Controls In early November, Chinese Communist Party leaders announced plans to make the renminbi a “freely tradable and usable currency” by 2020—when the latest five-year development plan is set to finish—according to a statement by the party’s Xinhua News Agency.

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Padilla: Bearer Of Bad News, Unpopular Choices

Puerto Rico He has become the face of Puerto Rico’s woes, warning in media interview after interview of its inability to pay its bills and serving as the island’s bearer of bad financial news.

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Renminbi Takes A Hit As Trade Volumes Fall

Capital Markets | Renminbi The renminbi dropped a position in October, going from fourth to fifth, in terms of its use as a currency for international payments, according to the latest SWIFT Renminbi Tracker report.

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Signs Point To Peak M&A Following 2015 Surge

Capital Markets | Deal Activity This could be a record year for mergers and acquisitions, surpassing the 2007 peak in the US and globally. But optimism is waning regarding the outlook for 2016.

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Slavery Act Puts Company Reputations On The Line

Management | Corporate Governance With the enactment of the Modern Slavery Act in October, the United Kingdom has made a new addition to the growing body of compliance regulations sprouting up globally.

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The Brazilian Lion’s Next Tax Bite

Trends | Taxation Brazil is well known in the global business sector for its tax complexity, heavy tax burden (around 35% of GDP) and high use of technology for tax collection. Not for nothing do Brazilians call their tax authority—Receita Federal do Brasil—“the Lion.”