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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Global Equities / DR

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS — GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS IPOS PULLED FOLLOWING MARKET DECLINES By Gordon Platt A sharp drop in world equity markets triggered a host of cancellations and postponements of planned initial public offerings in early May. Many of ...

Banking

Market Forces

FOCUS: ISLAMIC FINANCE IN ASIA A centralized approach to Islamic finance is helping Asia develop an industry that may challenge the Middle East as the global hub. By Anita Hawser The Middle East is often thought of ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Exchange-Traded Derivatives

DERIVED VALUE Global Finance brings together a group of industry leaders to discuss the prospects for the exchange-traded derivatives market. Moderated by Joseph Giarraputo Global Finance: The global financial system has come through a near-death experience. ...

Award Winners

Features: Awards Best Emerging Market Banks 2010 Asia

ASIA By Anita Hawser REGIONAL WINNER : HSBC As regional and foreign banks look to Asia to grow their business beyond their domestic markets, competition is heating up in the region. Traditionally a strong provider across 20 or ...

Award Winners

Best Developed Markets Banks Awards

TOP BANKS BOUNCE BACK After two dismal years, the banking industry in the world’s developed markets is flourishing again. By Laurence Neville The recovery of the financial markets from March 2009 (and earlier in the ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets: Emerging Equity And Bond Fund Flows Rise

Investor: News By Gordon Platt Investor flows into emerging market bond funds passed the $5 billion mark for the year to date in the week ended March 10 after posting their biggest weekly inflow in more than a ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features: Regional Report – Southeast Asia

A FORCED TO BE RECKONED WITH The economically vibrant nations of Southeast Asia are forging closer links—and creating a regional powerhouse in the process. By Thomas Clouse While the world has focused its attention ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

How Safe Is Your Safety Net?

INSURANCE FOCUS The fallout from the financial crisis is prompting risk managers to take a cold, hard look at their insurance providers. Many do not like what they see. By Paula L. Green Don’t let that ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Newsmakers: London Legend’s China Gamble Sparks Controversy

United Kingdom/Hong Kong By Jonathan Gregson Bolton: China is in an investment “sweet spot” Not so very long ago, City of London folk looked down their noses at those bankers, entrepreneurs and businessmen who sought their fortunes in ...

Data

Global Economic Indicators: Key Sources and Links

Global Finance’s selection of the best links to authoritative sources of global economic statistics, indicators and data. INTERNATIONAL SOURCES FOR GLOBAL ECONOMIC STATISTICS IMF – International Monetary Fund: Homepage Data and Statistics World Economic Outlook database on selected macroeconomic ...

Award Winners

World’s BEST TRADE FINANCE PROVIDERS 2010

Global Finance names the World’s Best Trade Finance Providers 2010 NEW YORK, December 15, 2009 Global Finance magazine (www.gfmag.com) has...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Financing: Mergers & Acquisitions

Cross-Border M&A; Ready For Takeoff, With Emerging Markets As Main Target By Gordon Platt The stars are aligned for a substantial rise in cross-border mergers and acquisitions this year, as the global economy recovers and financing becomes more ...