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RATING AGENCIES – U.S. UNDER PRESSURE

Pressure from Congress in the wake of the global financial crisis led the SEC to expedite its lethargic and opaque process of registering rating agencies. As a result there are now 10 Nationally Recognized Statistical Ratings Organizations (NRSROs).

Data

Corporate Tax Rates by Country

Taxes paid by corporations can be measured in a number of ways, including the marginal corporate tax rate and the total taxes paid as a percentage of profits.

Banking

FORMER DERIVATIVES SUPERSTAR TAKES THE HELM AT AIG

UNITED STATES<br /> After steering American International Group (AIG) during the financial crisis and putting it back on a sounder footing, president and chief executive officer Robert Benmosche is handing the baton over to Peter Hancock.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

OTC MARKETS, NOT NYSE, TRADE MOST ADRS

FINANCE & CAPITAL | CAPITAL MARKETS: AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

US: FIELDS’ FIRST TEST ON FORD’S BREAD AND BUTTER

NEWSMAKERS: UNITED STATES<br /> New Ford CEO Fields is about to be put to the test.<br />

Features

Despite U.S. Prodding, Renminbi Liberalization to Proceed at China’s Pace

During his trip to China in mid-May, US Treasury secretary Jacob Lew repeated a favorite Washington refrain: Authorities in Beijing should do more to allow the renminbi to trade freely against the dollar.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

IRAN: FERTILE LANDSCAPE FOR INVESTMENT?

With good demographics and potential opportunities for FDI in a range of sectors, Iran is poised to make the most of further relaxing of economic sanctions.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

SANCTIONS THREATEN RUSSIAN DEALS

Mergers and acquisitions involving Russian companies, including Morgan Stanley’s planned sale of its global oil-trading unit to Rosneft, are threatened by Western sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis.

Banking

US VS THE WORLD: ROUND ONE

The fight has just begun, as newly enacted Fed rules start to cramp long-accepted operating styles of global banks. The banks are weighing what to do about it—as are global policymakers.

Banking

ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ANNUAL MEETING

Inter-Asian trade will lead the agenda items at this year’s annual Asian Development Bank meeting, to be held May 2-5, 2014, in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Country Report: Malaysia

Malaysia’s strong current account and FX reserves will safeguard it against external shocks, but high leverage and simmering ethnic tensions remain weak points.

Banking

Global Salon: Richard Bove

THE BIG, THE BAD AND THE SAFEST By Hilary Johnson At Global Finance s monthly Salon, Richard Bove, bank analyst...