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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance: Mergers & Acquisitions

Morgan Stanley Leads After Three Quarters BY Gordon Platt Morgan Stanley edged out Goldman Sachs as the top financial adviser on mergers and acquisitions worldwide in the first three quarters of 2009, as M&A; activity declined 38% from ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Features: Roundtable: Supply Chain Finance

PROVIDING A VITAL NEW LINK IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN. Global Finance brings together some of the leading experts in supply-chain finance to discuss developments and opportunities in this fast-growing field. Moderated by Joseph Giarraputo Global Finance: What’s ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features: Asia Goes Abroad

Regional Report / Asia Investment Investment into—and out of—Asia bucked the global trend over the past year as China and India continue to power the region’s economic progress. By Thomas Clouse The past year has been a ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FX Supplement: FX Swaps Get Kid-Glove Treatment

Swaps Foreign exchange swaps appear to be about to emerge unscathed from the flurry of new regulation prompted by the recent financial turmoil. By Gordon Platt Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, Barney Frank, released a ...

News

Newsmakers: Asia’s Economic Titans Promise Closer Ties

Asia By Thomas Clouse Lee Myung-bak, Wen Jiabao and Yukio Hatoyama in Beijing China, Japan and South Korea have pledged to work more closely with each other on issues ranging from economic development to environmental protection and nuclear ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance Focus: M&A

By Gordon Platt Sovereign wealth funds could play a big supporting role as global mergers and acquisitions try to get back on track following a dramatic slowdown in M&A; activity during the credit crisis and global recession. While they ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance: Rebound In Risk Appetite Creates Problems For Dollar

Foreign Exchange By Gordon Platt As the global economic recovery gathers pace, the dollar is being undermined by the improvement in investors’ risk appetite. As US and other global investors seek higher returns in emerging markets and commodities, ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance: Sovereign Wealth Funds Prepare To Take More Active Role In M&A

By Gordon Platt Sovereign wealth funds could play a big supporting role as global mergers and acquisitions try to get back on track following a dramatic slowdown in M&A; activity during the credit crisis and global recession. While they ...

Award Winners

Features : Central Banker Report Cards 2009

During one of the toughest years on record, the world’s central bankers were tested as never before. Contributors: Gordon Platt, Antonio Guerrero, Anita Hawser and Dan Keeler It is clear that 2009 is not a year on which ...

Country Report

Features: Country Report: China

THE NEXT GREAT LEAP FORWARD Ample liquidity and a bold government stimulus package have catapulted China past stumbling rival economies. By Thomas Clouse China is showing few symptoms of an economic crisis. While many of the world’s ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Turkey: Inward Investment

DYNAMIC GROWTH POTENTIAL Turkey’s leaders have been actively promoting inward investment—with resoundingsuccessful results. By Gordon Platt Turkey is rolling out the red carpet for foreign investors, hoping to capitalize on its considerable growth potential once the ...

Award Winners

WORLD’S TOP CENTRAL BANKERS 2009

New York, September 28th 2009 – Global Finance magazine (website: www.gfmag.com) has named the heads of the central banks of...