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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Inequality Is A Big Dipper

Study says income and wealth inequality, which have widened a lot in the past 30 years in the US and elsewhere, make recessions more severe because poor people, who have little or no savings and often flawed credit, sharply reduce consumption when facing a sudden drop in income.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Legal Ed For Corporates Gains Steam

The intensifying regulatory environment has led more law schools to offerexecutive education programs thatfocuson law, ethics and compliance.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Monsanto Deal In Hand, Bayer Faces Regulators

In potentially the biggest foreign corporate takeover ever by a German company, Bayer seeks to buyMonsanto for 62 billion. Werner Bauman gets into agribusiness.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Pharma Prices Raise Eyebrows

US: Heather Bresch, the CEO of Mylan, an American pharmaceuticals company, finds herself at the center of one of the biggest pharma controversies in recent years: price-gouging.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Regulatory Scrutiny Scotches M&A Deals

The year 2016 is set to break a record for withdrawn global M&A deals, with regulators scotching several high-profile mergers.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Tax Clampdown Looks Beyond Apple

The EU hit Apple with a tax bill, but it's not the only company in regulators' sights.McDonalds, Facebook, Google and Amazonare being called on the carpet about tax practices too.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Tory Hints At Pivot To Exports

Although Liam Fox made headlines for sayingBritish businessmen are too lazy to boost exports, less extensively reported remarks by the UK’s international trade secretaryhint at a significant change in policy.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Uncertain Taxes Hobble African Growth

Collection troubles and resource dependency hamper African governmentalefforts to raise revenue.

Award Ceremonies and Events

What Makes A Great Central Banker?

Editor's letter:The annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are an ideal time to look at the work of central bankers.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Brexit Volatility Creates Winners And Losers

BREXIT FALLOUT | Britain’s vote to leave the European Union sent shock waves through global capital markets, but the increased volatility lifted trading revenue at big global banks and created a significant number of winners alongside the losers.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Can KYC Be As Easy As ABC?

Compliance | Know Your Customer obligations on corporate treasuries and their banking partners are rising. Can financial utilities alleviate the risk and cost?

Economics, Policy & Regulation

India: Landmark Reform To Unify Taxes

India | The Indian parliament’s adoption of a constitutional amendment bill has paved the way for the biggest tax reform in the $2 trillion economy’s history, as Narendra Modi’s government prepares to usher in a dramatic change in the tax regime: a single goods and services tax (GST) that subsumes all central, state and local levies.