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Emerging & Frontier Markets

EM News: New ‘Tigers’ Will Dominate Economic Growth

EMERGING MARKETS INVESTOR: NEWS By Gordon Platt The BRIC countries—Brazil, Russia, India and China—now contribute more than half of the world's economic growth, while the broader emerging markets provide more than 70% of current global growth. Growth ...

Banking

Investment Banking In Asia

ASIA'S BANKS ON THE WAY UP By Michael Shari Asian investment banks are starting to edge out their top-ranking American and European competitors as global investors take risk off the table in Asia. China International Capital Corp ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

M&A: China Three Gorges Wins EDP Bid

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS By Gordon Platt China Three Gorges, a state-owned company that operates the world's largest hydropower project, bought a 21% stake in EDP, Portugal's largest company and utility. The Chinese company also ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Rousseff Declares 2012 A New Era Of Prosperity For Brazil

NEWSMAKERS: BRAZIL By Antonio Guerrero Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff, a former technocrat and Marxist activist, completed her first year in office on January 1 with a 72% approval rating. Rousseff: A pragmatist with no tolerance for corruption ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Special Report: BRICs

Shifting Trade Flows And The New Consumer By Dan Keeler Fast-growing trade between BRIC countries has been fueled by an expanding middle class. Western rivals face stiff local and regional competition in building emerging markets growth. A ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

EM News: Mexican Exchange Woos High-Frequency Traders

EMERGING MARKETS INVESTOR: NEWS By Gordon Platt The Bolsa Mexicana de Valores exchange in Mexico City says it will introduce faster trading technology by the middle of 2012 in an effort to attract more high-frequency traders. BMV says ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Environmental Risk Insurance

ENVIRONMENTAL INSURANCE: GLOBAL EXPOSURE MANAGEMENT By Anita Hawser Environmental risk insurers are offering more sophisticated solutions and a broader range of coverage amounts. A fire broke out at a chemical plant in Moerdijk, Netherlands, in January 2011. ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Sector Report: Real Estate Finance

REAL ESTATE FINANCING: NEW AVENUES By Vanessa Drucker Real estate projects are getting capital injections from new and diverse sources as traditional bank lending dries up. Banks around the world have become skittish about lending. Although central ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Seeking Alternatives

COVER STORY: ALTERNATIVE FINANCING By Laurence Neville Small and medium-size companies are vital to economic growth and critical to corporate supply chains. Yet traditional lending is virtually closed to SMEs in most markets—certainly in developed markets of the West. ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

WORLD’S BEST TRADE FINANCE BANKS 2012

Global Finance names the World’s Best Trade Finance Banks 2012 NEW YORK, December 16, 2011 Global Finance magazine ( GFmag.com...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Asian Companies Ripe For Investment

MILESTONES: SINGAPORE / INDONESIA By Gordon Platt After portfolio managers removed tens of billions of dollars from Asian equity markets during the sell-off in early autumn, corporate valuations are now highly attractive in some industries and sectors. Photo ...

Award Winners

Best Derivatives Providers 2011

ANNUAL SURVEY AND AWARDS By Michael Shari Counterparty risk trumps pricing as criteria for picking derivative providers. Wall Street is retaking market share from European rivals Never underestimate the sleight of hand with which the fast-paced derivatives ...