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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Shift in Japan’s monetary policy threatens to reduce the appeal of lucrative yen “Carry trade”

Foreign exchange The logic couldnt be simpler. An investor borrows Japanese yen at a low interest rate and invests the...

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Features : Country Report: Philippines

Companies in the Philippines recovered quickly from the recent turmoil, and the economy continues to prosper. Business as usual, proclaimed...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features : Regional Report: Middle East

While they are wallowing in petrodollars from $60-per-barrel oil, some of the more forward-looking Gulf states are planning to ease...

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Milestones : … and a potential fall in petrodollar flows prompts further anxiety

Snow: Apparently unconcerned The recycling of windfall OPEC petrodollars into the US bond market is no longer a sure bet,...

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Newsmakers : Vodafone’s Sarin defuses board revolt

UNITED KINGDOM Arun Sarin Embattled CEOs of the world must have been pleased last month when one of their own,...

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Cover Story : Control Issues

Costelloe says CEOs should be paid for performance Change-of-control agreements didnt go away during the lull in M&A;, says Friske...

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Cover Story : The Price of Protection

Delves questions if big payouts are necessary. According to Delves, the reason most often given by corporate boards for approving...

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Features : European Corporates Lead In Use Of Equity Derivatives

Europe Leads The Way In Derivatives Development As the trend toward using equity derivatives in corporate finance sweeps Europe, the...

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Newsmakers : Morgan stanley’s ceo lets another big one get away

United states Still looking: Morgan Stanleys John Mack John Mack, CEO of Morgan Stanley, who took over the firm last...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Group of Private Equity Funds Bids $12 Billion for Telecom In Europe’s Biggest LBO Ever

Mergers & Acquisitions Private equity funds, banding together in bidding consortia, have become major acquirers of European companies, particularly in...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : SunGard Sells $3 Billion In Biggest Deal in Years

Corporate Debt A series of debt-refinancing issues in the energy sector, as well as borrowing to pay for a major...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance : Will Yen Weakness Trigger Intervention?

Foreign Exchange Whats good for the goose may be good for the gander, but despite growing pressure on China to...