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WORLD’S BEST INTERNET BANKS IN LATIN AMERICA 2010
Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in Latin America 2010 NEW YORK, July 26, 2010 Global Finance has...
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WORLD’S BEST SUB CUSTODIAN BANKS 2010
Global Finance names the World’s Best Sub-Custodian Banks 2010 NEW YORK, May 19, 2010 Global Finance magazine (www.gfmag.com) has released...
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Midsize Companies Going Global — But Not Too Global
NEWSMAKERS: UNITED STATES/ GLOBAL By Gordon Platt Midsize companies in the US are increasingly turning to overseas markets to boost their sales, but they are sticking to what they see as safe markets—those they understand, such as Canada ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Airline And Telecom Mergers Heat Up
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS — MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS By Gordon Platt Consolidation in the US airline and global telecom industries has kept merger activity going in the past few months. The proposed merger of United Airlines, based in Chicago, ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Books Excerpt: Losing Control
BOOKS —LOSING CONTROL By Stephen D. King The world is witnessing a massive redistribution of wealth as the West learns it can no longer live beyond its means, says HSBC's group chief economist Stephen D. King, author of ...
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The World’s Best Sub-Custodians
ANNUAL SURVEY: THE WORLD'S BEST SUB-CUSTODIANS Sub-Custodians Feeling The Heat Global investing in turbulent times puts the spotlight on local safekeepers. By Gordon Platt As they seek to reassure investors that their assets in foreign ...
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Awards: Best Investment Banks
ANNUAL SURVEY: BEST INVESTMENT BANKS Earnings from investment banking helped major financial institutions return to profitability, but the rules are changing. By Gordon Platt Major banks reported hefty gains in first-quarter 2010 profits, with a powerful assist ...
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Best Investment Banks 2010: Best Legal Advisers
BEST LEGAL ADVISERS Global Skadden Skadden, or more formally Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, was the number-one legal adviser on global mergers and acquisitions announced in 2009, according to Thomson Reuters. The firm advised on 173 M&A; deals ...
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Best Investment Banks 2010: Country Winners
COUNTRY WINNERS North America Canada Scotia Capital Scotia Capital, the wholesale banking arm of Scotiabank, had a record year in 2009 for its equity platform. The bank participated in 211 equity deals, valued at $8.5 billion. In September 2009 ...
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Best Investment Banks 2010: Regional Winners
REGIONAL WINNERS North America Investment Bank J.P. Morgan J.P. Morgan reported net revenue from investment banking of $8.3 billion in the first quarter of 2010. The bank not only led in debt and equity underwriting worldwide, as well as ...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Emerging and Frontier Markets
FACING UP TO THE CHALLENGE The fast-growing and dynamic economies of the emerging and frontier markets represent mouth-watering opportunities and daunting challenges for the world’s established multinationals. Only the best prepared will survive. By Amy E. Buttell ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets: Bringing Brazilian Ethanol to Global Markets
Investor: Company to Watch Cosan/Brazil By Gordon Platt Cosan, one of Brazil's largest producers of sugar and ethanol, plans to form a $12 billion joint venture with Shell International Petroleum, a unit of Royal Dutch Shell. The São ...