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Has Italy Turned A Corner?

The foundations for economic recovery have been laid by Matteo Renzi’s government, which is tackling fundamental issues at the heart of Italy’s problems. But he has yet to work his magic on public spending.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Looser Rules May Spur Japanese Fintech Revolution

Japan’s Financial Services Agency is preparing legislation allowing the government to relax restrictions on fintech investment, promising a technological jolt to one of the world’s biggest financial markets.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

New Accounting Standard Shines Light On Leased Assets

Trends | Financial Accounting A new international accounting standard that came into effect at the beginning of 2016 is already transforming how companies around the world think about their balance sheets.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Risks That Keep CROs Awake At Night

Management | Risk Management Cyberattacks, safety concerns, climate change, regulatory demands, declining oil prices, less demand from China, a crumbling and volatile stock market: There is no lack of risks in doing business, and at the start of 2016, they are ever- present for corporations small and large.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Shrinking Lifeline For Trinidad and Tobago

The republic of Trinidad and Tobago girds for austerity as oil brings in less foreign exchange.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Steady Interest Rates Help Brazil’s New Finance Minister

Brazil: The Banco Central do Brasil gave new Finance minister Nelson Barbosa a bit of help on January 20, when it decided to hold the short-term interest rate, the Selic, to 14.25%.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Taiwan’s New President To Focus On Growth, Not China

Tsai Ing-wen, leader of what was—until a couple of weeks ago—Taiwan’s opposition party, will become the island’s first female president this spring following a January 16 election in which she and her Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won control of both the presidency and the legislature from the incumbent Kuomintang (KMT) party.

Award Winners

Reshaping The FX Landscape

The $5 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market is changing rapidly, as electronic execution platforms control the bulk of trading and bank dealers streamline operations in response to growing pressure from regulators to cut trading risks and boost capital.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Has Italy Turned A Corner?

Looser Rules May Spur Japanese Fintech Revolution

New Accounting Standard Shines Light On Leased Assets

Risks That Keep CROs Awake At Night

Shrinking Lifeline For Trinidad and Tobago

Steady Interest Rates Help Brazil’s New Finance Minister

Taiwan’s New President To Focus On Growth, Not China

Reshaping The FX Landscape

BTG Looks To Restore Credibility By Selling Off Assets

Bulgaria Attractive Despite Corruption

Burkina Faso’s New President Has An Edge

Editor’s Letter: Two Baskets, One Currency