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Emerging & Frontier Markets

DR News: Bumper Year Ahead For Asian DRs

EMERGING MARKETS INVESTOR: DR NEWS By Anita Hawser A Korean flour and feeds mill company, DongA One, selected BNY Mellon as its depositary bank for its ADR program. Each ADR issued represents two common shares of the ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

DRs: PE Firms Cash Out With IPOs

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS By Gordon Platt Nashville, Tennessee–based hospital operator HCA Holdings sold more shares than planned in its initial public offering in March, and it sold them at the high end of the expected price ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Taiwan Roundtable: Economy & Business

TAIWAN: CHARTING A STEADY COURSE Moderated by Joseph Giarraputo At a roundtable in Taipei, Global Finance brought together key figures in Taiwan’s banking and finance industry to discuss the prospects for one of Asia’s most successful export-driven economies. Tzung-Ta ...

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WORLD’S BEST DEVELOPED MARKET BANKS 2011

Global Finance names the World’s Best Developed Market Banks 2011 NEW YORK, March 25, 2011 Global Finance magazine has announced...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

EM: Bovespa Eyes Other BRIC Markets

EMERGING MARKETS INVESTOR: NEWS By Anita Hawser As the world’s key stock exchanges engage in a flurry of mergers aimed at cutting costs and boosting efficiency, Brazil’s BM&F; Bovespa—the fourth largest exchange operator in the world—is looking to ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Asia’s Liquidity Glut

ASIA'S LIQUIDITY SURPLUS: TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING? By Shu-Ching Jean Chen Top finance officials in Asia are eager to mitigate the debilitating effects of hot money flooding to the region. Corporations are less concerned . ...

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WORLD’S BEST INVESTMENT BANKS 2011

Global Finance names the World’s Best Investment Banks 2011 New York, February 22, 2011 Global Finance announces its selection of...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

China: Renminbi’s Role In Global Trade Grows

NEWSMAKERS: CHINA By Shu-Ching Jean Chen Commonly known for adopting a slow and measured approach to major reform, China has surprised markets with the speed of its moves to internationalize its currency. China's yuan: Going global? Its ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

DRs: IPOs Smash Quarterly Record

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS By Denise Bedell It was a benchmark year for the global IPO markets, in more ways than one. In the last quarter of 2010, IPOs broke records in terms of issuance ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

EM News: Equity Markets To See More Growth

EMERGING MARKETS INVESTOR: NEWS By Anita Hawser Emerging market equities look set to enjoy another strong year in 2011 on the back of robust economic growth fueled by domestic consumption and a recovery in exports. "Emerging equities are ...

Banking

Update: Custody and Investor Services

CUSTODY & INVESTOR SERVICES: IN SAFE HANDS By Anita Hawser Custodians have seen their role expand as a result of recent regulatory and market-driven changes. In the wake of Lehman's collapse, Bernie Madoff's $50 billion Ponzi ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

DRs: BRIC Countries To Lead DRs in 2011

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS — GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS: CORPORATE FINANCE FOCUS By Gordon Platt Coming off the bailout of Ireland, and with several other European countries denying they need outside help, the outlook for the financial markets in 2011 is ...