Editor's Letter
Editor’s Letter: Low-Altitude Flight
Over the last few weeks of 2012, when brokerage houses and investment banks were presenting their annual forecasts for the new year, there were timid signs of optimism...
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Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets Roundup: China
SEC PROBE CASTS SHADOW ON CHINESE FIRMS’ US LISTINGS By Thomas Clouse The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against the Chinese branches of five international accounting firms in December for failing to provide information related to ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Equity: China, LatAm Could Boost IPOs
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY / DRS By Gordon Platt After declining sharply in 2012, initial public offerings could stage a turnround in the new year, say analysts, with China and Latin America leading the issuance. The ...
Banking
Global Salon: Sergio Luna, Banamex
DIVERGING ECONOMIES By Vanessa Drucker For this month’s Salon, Global Finance sat down with Sergio Luna, assistant director of economic research at Banamex and liaison to the research group of economic analysis and markets, Citigroup, in New York. ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
M&A: A Return To The Fast Lane For M&A
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS By Gordon Platt Mergers and acquisitions could gain traction in 2013, following a disappointing year for dealmaking activity in 2012. Although the global economic outlook remains clouded, there are plenty of ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Risk: Environmental Liability Insurance
THE POLLUTER PAYS By Dave Lenckus As regulators strengthen legislation, pollution insurance is ever-more essential. Many global companies still see pollution regulation as more bark than bite. But many of the world’s major economies are toughening their ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Sector Report: Commodities
WILD SEASON By Michael Shari Volatile commodities prices are poised to drive an M&A wave and are already changing how companies hedge against price swings. A storm is brewing in the global commodities markets. Perceptions of global ...
Award Ceremonies and Events
Stars Of China Awards Ceremony 2012
LOCATION: BEIJING, CHINA Global Finance held its annual Stars of China awards ceremony in Beijing in November. Corporate and financial leaders from across the country were present to accept their awards and honor other recipients. 1 Joseph Giarraputo, ...
Awards
WORLD’S BEST TRADE FINANCE BANKS 2013
Global Finance names the World’s Best Trade Finance Banks 2013 NEW YORK, December 19, 2012 Global Finance magazine ( GFmag.com...
Award Winners
Awards: Risk Management Providers 2012
RISKY BUSINESS By Alfred Modugno Global Finance presents the winners of its Best Global Risk Management Providers 2012 Awards, incorporating our Best Global Insurers and Best Derivatives Providers Awards. There is no question the world has become ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Boom-Bust Commodities Cycle Could Test Mongolia’s Fiscal Mettle
MILESTONES: MONGOLIA By Arthur Clennam While the rest of Asia is slowing down, Mongolia is too, but by an entirely different playbook. Stoked by lucrative mining discoveries, Mongolia pushed out a blistering 17.5% growth rate in 2011-one of the ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
DRs: Huge Pipeline For Asian IPOs
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY / DRS By Gordon Platt The Asian markets accounted for 76% of global funds raised in initial public offerings in the third quarter of 2012, and there are more than 200 Asian companies in ...