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WORLD’S SAFEST BANKS IN WESTERN EUROPE 2011
Global Finance names the World’s Safest Banks 2011 in Western Europe NEW YORK, August 18, 2011 Global Finance magazine (GFmag.com)...
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WORLD’S BEST INTERNET BANKS IN EUROPE 2011
Global Finance names the World’s Best Internet Banks in Europe 2011 NEW YORK, July 22, 2011 Global Finance has announced...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Africa: Ethanol May Trigger Food Fight
EMERGING MARKETS ROUNDUP: AFRICA by Antonio Guerrero Sierra Leone opts for controversial biofuel production Africa is poised to enter the world’s growing biofuels market. The biotechnology unit at Addax, a Switzerland-based investment firm, plans to open a ...
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Awards: The World’s Best Subcustodians
ANNUAL SURVEY: MEETING NEW DEMANDS By Gordon Platt Subcustodians focus on real-time data and safety of client assets. The world’s leading subcustodians are investing in new systems to meet an increasing desire from global custodians for real-time ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
M&A: Cash-Rich Firms Drive M&A
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS / MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS Corporate Finance Focus by Gordon Platt Corporations worldwide are using their cash stockpiles to make acquisitions and are driving M&A; activity to a higher level that confirms the bullish trend ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
DRs: Sovereign Funds Boost Glencore
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS By Gordon Platt Switzerland-based Glencore International, a commodities trading and mining company, could have timed its initial public offering better. Amid the steepest decline in commodity markets in years, Glencore was looking ...
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WORLD’S BEST SUB-CUSTODIAN BANKS 2011
Global Finance names the World’s Best Sub-Custodian Banks 2011 NEW YORK, May 16, 2011 Global Finance magazine has released its...
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World’s Best Banks: Africa Country Winners
Africa Fast-Growing Continent Offers Huge Potential And Significant Risks Africa is rich in natural resources, including oil and gas and minerals, which are in growing demand as the global economy expands. The continent seems likely to outperform the developed ...
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World’s Best Banks: Europe Country Winners
Europe Capital Performance The past year has been one of continuing struggle for much of the European banking sector. After a bruising 2009, which was characterized by banking failures and government bailouts, 2010 brought the European sovereign debt crisis. ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
M&A: Deals Accelerated in First Quarter
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS By Gordon Platt Mergers and acquisitions rebounded in 2010, and the momentum appears to be carrying over into this year. The first three months of 2011 constituted the strongest quarter for ...
Banking
Middle East: Looking To The Future
THE MIDDLE EAST 2011: THE BANKS By Justin Keay The current market conditions may have prompted slowing in their expansion plans, but the Middle East’s banks are still building for the future. Until late 2010, the sentiment ...
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Best Investment Banks 2011: Country Winners
Country Winners North America Canada Scotia Capital Scotia Capital is the global corporate and investment banking and capital markets arm of Scotiabank, the most international bank in Canada. Scotia Capital handled the three largest debt financings in Canada in 2010, ...