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Best Developed Markets Banks Awards

TOP BANKS BOUNCE BACK After two dismal years, the banking industry in the world’s developed markets is flourishing again. By Laurence Neville The recovery of the financial markets from March 2009 (and earlier in the ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Features: Analysis – Accounting Standards

CONVERGENCE OR CONVERSION? Multinational corporations face a less confusing future as US and international groups work toward accounting standards convergence. By Amy E. Buttell After 15 long months, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features: Regional Report – Southeast Asia

A FORCED TO BE RECKONED WITH The economically vibrant nations of Southeast Asia are forging closer links—and creating a regional powerhouse in the process. By Thomas Clouse While the world has focused its attention ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

How Safe Is Your Safety Net?

INSURANCE FOCUS The fallout from the financial crisis is prompting risk managers to take a cold, hard look at their insurance providers. Many do not like what they see. By Paula L. Green Don’t let that ...

Banking

Milestones: Lehman Report Boosts Case For Global Banking Reform

United States By Gordon Platt Valukas: Report raises fears over systemic risk The Valukas Report on the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a nine-volume, 2,200-page document that cost $38 million to produce, was worth every penny. The comprehensive “post ...

Features

When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order

Amazon Editorial reviews Product Description How China’s ascendance as an economic superpower will alter the cultural, political, social, and ethnic...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Financing: Mergers & Acquisitions

Cross-Border M&A; Ready For Takeoff, With Emerging Markets As Main Target By Gordon Platt The stars are aligned for a substantial rise in cross-border mergers and acquisitions this year, as the global economy recovers and financing becomes more ...

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Features: Annual Survey: Best Trade Finance Banks

BANKERS GET READY FOR REBOUND IN WORLD TRADE Trade finance and risk management services are in growing demand as world trade recovers and credit issues remain a concern. By Gordon Platt The outlook for global trade is ...

Features

Features: Country Focus: Japan

JAPAN SCRAMBLES FOR A FRESH START Japan’s new government is working hard to find ways to rouse the country’s economy from its persistent malaise. By Thomas Clouse Japan is a country of economic contrasts. It is a nation ...

Banking

Features: Focus: Global Custody

Settling Up Europe’s exchanges are working hard to reduce the complexity of clearing and settlement across the region. By Anita Hawser Any custodian doing business inEurope is used to dealing with “spaghetti”—not the variety of Italian ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Features: Spotlight: Equity Derivatives

BACK FROM THE BRINK The revival of interest in equity derivatives reflects a broader return of risk appetite among corporations and investors. By Laurence Neville The recovery in sentiment in most markets during 2009 was dramatic, and ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Cover Story: PAYING FOR THE GREEN REVOLUTION

Paying For The Green Revolution Huge investments will be required to enable the world to make the transition to renewable energy sources to cut greenhouse gas emissions and stave off an environmental disaster. By Gordon Platt There ...