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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Cover: The Untold Cost of Cybersecurity

GROWING THREAT By Valentina Pasquali The frequency and severity of cyberattacks on businesses and organizations across the world have exploded in recent years, and so have the direct and indirect costs they inflict. Global finance executives spend ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Equity: NYSE, Mexican Exchange Top IPO Charts

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS By Gordon Platt The New York Stock Exchange and the Mexican Stock Exchange were the top exchanges for initial public offerings in the first quarter, according to research firm Renaissance Capital. The once-sleepy ...

Banking

Milestones: BRICS Agree To Create Rival To World Bank

MILESTONES: EMERGING MARKETS By Erik Heinrich The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries have agreed to set up a development bank to better serve their economic needs and reduce their reliance on Western financial institutions. The ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Milestones: Vodafone-India Dispute Casts Doubt On Tax Havens Future

MILESTONES: GLOBAL By Ronald Fink Cross-border dealmakers are anxiously awaiting the outcome of a long-running tax battle between UK telecom giant Vodafone and the Indian government. Photo Credits: VODAFONE: CLIVE CHILVERS / Shutterstock.com The dispute dates back to ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Newsmakers: Former Chilean President Seeks Office Again

NEWSMAKERS: CHILE By Forrest Jones Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet wants her old job back. A single mother and the leader of the center-left Concertación coalition, she announced in March that she plans to run for president this November. ...

Award Winners

World’s Best Banks 2013: Africa

By Thomas Clouse, Jonathan Gregson, Antonio Guerrero & Gordon Platt MOBILE BANKING STIMULATES ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AFRICA Africa is one of the fastest-growing markets in the world for mobile payments. Money transfers using mobile phones will exceed $200 billion in ...

Banking

World’s Best Banks 2013: Asia

<p>By Thomas Clouse, Jonathan Gregson, Antonio Guerrero & Gordon Platt REGIONAL ECONOMY ON SOLID GROWTH PATH Asia’s regional economy continues to grow steadily, despite the tepid recovery in the United States and sovereign debt issues in Europe. The region’s ...</p>

Banking

Asian Development Bank Meeting Update

A REGION TRANSFORMED By Kim Iskyan The ability of workers in Asia to increase their skill set and improve their quality of life will be key themes at the Asian Development Bank’s upcoming annual meeting in Delhi, India. ...

Award Winners

Best Investment Banks 2013: Country Winners

COUNTRY WINNERS By Michael Shari COUNTRY WINNERS NORTH AMERICA Canada BMO Capital Markets US J.P. Morgan LATIN AMERICA Argentina Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires Brazil Itaú BBA Chile Banco de Chile Colombia Bancolombia ...

Country Report

Country Report: Russia

REFORM BECOMING REALITY By Laurence Neville After years of promises, there are tentative signs that Russia is finally getting serious about reforming its economy. Russia has always been the odd one out in the BRIC quartet of ...

Country Report

Country Report: Taiwan

MANAGING THE GOLDEN CROSSING By Arthur Clennam As relations with China continue to flourish and the Taiwanese economy picks up, political drift becomes an issue. Taiwan, to its credit, is a place where people speak their minds. ...

Banking

Middle East 2013: UAE: Visions Of Splendor

VISIONS OF SPLENDOR By Gordon Platt Investor confidence has returned to the UAE, with the former debt-laden emirate of Dubai once again planning major infrastructure projects. Even a new financial center is planned for construction. Dubai continues ...