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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Treasury & Cash Management Supplement: Who’s Who

WHO’S WHO By Paula Green Who’s Who In Treasury And Cash Management Scott Barton RBS Chief Executive Officer Global Transaction Services Scott Barton began working with RBS 16 years ago after his tenure with Andersen Consulting. ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

DRs: Capital Raisings Nearly Triple

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS By Gordon Platt Capital raisings using depositary receipts (DRs) nearly tripled in the first half of 2011, compared to the same period a year earlier, while DR trading volume and the number of ...

Banking

Lagarde Prepares To Put Her Stamp On The IMF

NEWSMAKERS: GLOBAL By Gordon Platt Christine Lagarde will be under the microscope at the International Monetary Fund’s annual meeting in Washington on September 23–25. Lagarde: Wants relevant, credible and effective IMF The silver-haired woman the French like ...

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WORLD’S TOP CENTRAL BANKERS 2011

Global Finance Magazine names the World’s Top Central Bankers 2011 New York, August 25, 2011 – Global Finance magazine has...

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WORLD’S SAFEST BANKS IN LATIN AMERICA 2011

Global Finance names theWorld’s Safest Banks 2011 in Latin America NEW YORK, August 18, 2011 Global Finance magazine (GFmag.com) has...

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WORLD’S BEST INTERNET BANKS IN LATIN AMERICA 2011

Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in Latin America 2011 NEW YORK, July 22, 2011 Global Finance has...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Businesses On Tenterhooks After Leftist Wins Peru Election

NEWSMAKERS: PERU By Antonio Guerrero Humala: Investors’ friend? The election of leftist leader Ollanta Humala as president of Peru after a June run-off has unleashed concerns among the business leaders who feel the former coup-plotter may impose radical ...

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Awards: The World’s Best Subcustodians

ANNUAL SURVEY: MEETING NEW DEMANDS By Gordon Platt Subcustodians focus on real-time data and safety of client assets. The world’s leading subcustodians are investing in new systems to meet an increasing desire from global custodians for real-time ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Brazil: Admin Supports Corporate Growth

EMERGING MARKETS ROUNDUP: BRAZIL by Antonio Guerrero Brazilian companies take flight Board members at Petrobras, the Brazilian state oil company, are calling on the company to tame costs linked to its $224 billion 2011-2015 spending plan. The investment ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Dim Sum Best Served At Low Rates

COVER STORY — RENMINBI RISING By Michael Shari Multinationals are positioning themselves to capture lucrative gains from the internationalization of China’s currency. When McDonald’s became the first non-Chinese corporation that was allowed to issue a bond denominated ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

M&A: Cash-Rich Firms Drive M&A

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS / MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS Corporate Finance Focus by Gordon Platt Corporations worldwide are using their cash stockpiles to make acquisitions and are driving M&A; activity to a higher level that confirms the bullish trend ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Wealth And Democracy Go Hand In Hand

MILESTONES / GLOBAL by Laurence Neville Renaissance’s Robertson: “China in risky period” China will become a democracy by 2017, while Russia is highly likely to become a strong democracy within the next few years, according to a remarkable ...