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Newsmakers: New Premier Charts A Difficult Course

Japan By Thomas Clouse Hatoyama: Tough decision will be made a little easier with news of recent economic growth Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama and his Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) swept into office in September with pledges ...

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World’s Best Internet Banks Part II

BANKS DEVELOP SOCIAL SKILLS In the second of a two-part series, Global Finance identifies the best global and regional Internet banks. By Adam Rombel Not many of the headlines about the global banking industry in the ...

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BEST FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROVIDERS 2010

Global Finance names the World’s Best Foreign Exchange Providers 2010 NEW YORK, November 17, 2009 Global Finance magazine has named...

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Global Capital Markets: Integration, Crisis, and Growth (Japan-US Center UFJ Bank Monographs on International Financial Markets)

Amazon Editorial reviews Product Description This book presents an economic history of international capital mobility in the modern era. It...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance: Foreign Exchange

Bernanke Heads Off Big Attack On Dollar With Rate-Hike Talk By Gordon Platt The dollar has lost 12% against a...

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 ...

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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, ...