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Global Finance Names The Safest Banks In North America 2015

NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2015 — Global Finance has named the Safest Banks in North America in an exclusive survey to be published in the November 2015 issue. Banks were selected through an evaluation of long-term foreign currency ratings—from Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch—and total assets of the 500 largest banks worldwide.

News

Dorsey Retakes Helm As Twitter Looks For New CEO

Newsmakers | United States An important C-suite reshuffle is taking place in the world of social networking sites, and it may offer a glimpse into the future of the industry as a whole.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

HEDGING | LOW OIL PRICES AFFECT CORPORATE RISK

Management | Hedging The dramatic slide in oil prices over the past year or so has once again underscored the value—and perils—of hedging. Some companies and governments bet on a fall in the cost of crude and thereby obviated large losses. Others did not make out so well.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

M&A | IS BIG PHARMAS BIOTECH BINGE ILL-ADVISED?

Capital Markets | Merger & Acquisitions: Biotech The slew of M&A deals in the pharmaceutical industry could leave some firms with a bad hangover. Fitch Ratings warns that the race to find the next blockbuster drug could hurt overall credit rankings for the sector.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

STRONG DOLLAR SLOWS INVESTMENT INTO THE US

Trends | US Dollar/Mergers & Acquisitions The US dollar has climbed some 25% since June to its highest level in the past 12 years, which could have a significant impact on one of America’s biggest economic drivers: foreign direct investment.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

WILL US EARNINGS GET LOST IN TRANSLATION?

Trends | US Dollar/Corporate Earnings As corporate guidance goes, it was not the most upbeat news ever.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Beijing & Washington Heat Up Over New Development Bank

It's not often that the UK finds itself in Washington's bad books—this is, after all, a country that supports the US in even its most ill-advised foreign adventures and is often described as America's closest ally.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

DELOITTE: BIG 4 ACCOUNTING FIRM APPOINTS 1ST US FEMALE CEO

Newsmakers | United States A new crack appeared in the corporate glass ceiling in February, when Cathy Engelbert was appointed CEO of Deloitte US, becoming the first woman to lead one of the Big Four audit and consulting firms in the United States.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

MEGADEALS GAIN MOMENTUM AS CONFIDENCE BUILDS IN US

Capital Markets | Mergers & Acquistions Analysts expect 2015 to be a great year for mergers and acquisitions, with the US leading the way.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

US-CUBA RELATIONS THAW, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN

Milestones | United States & Cuba After 54 years of economic and diplomatic isolation, relations between Cuba and the United States appeared to thaw in mid-January, when the U.S. implemented a host of regulatory changes to its sanctions regime against the Communist country.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

WALL STREET BANKER WITHDRAWS FROM TREASURY RACE

Newsmakers | United States Weiss is widely regarded as capable, and is a liberal himself. But he came under fire because of his affiliation with Wall Street, as many in the American left have been calling for an end to the “revolving door,”

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FDI NORTH AMERICA: CHASING THE DIXIE DOLLAR

<strong>North America | FDI & Economic Development Update</strong><br /> Knowing their target markets helps northern US states and Canadian provinces compete with the southern US for foreign direct investment.