Economics, Policy & Regulation
Straight Shooter Makes Mexican Political History
Newsmakers | Mexico
In June, Jaime Rodríguez Calderón became the first independent candidate to be elected a state governor in Mexico, winning office in Nuevo León.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
CEO Pay Disclosure Shadows Public Companies
SEC & Executive Compensation | Five years after the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform act, several of its controversial corporate governance provisions on executive compensation continue to wend their way through the system.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Chilean Economy | All Eyes On Valdés To Spur Growth
Chile | For years Chile has been recognized as one of the best-performing emerging markets in the world. But a combination of external and internal factors have changed that.
Country Report
Egyptian Economy Turns As Reforms Take Hold
Country Report | Egypt
Egypt may be on the verge of a major turnaround, as the most populous country in the Arab world looks set for sustained growth, lower unemployment and a manufacturing renaissance under president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Ford’s Swaps Vehicle Passes CFTC Inspection
Capital Markets | Derivatives
Life may have just become a bit easier for finance executives at companies with captive finance units—which is to say, almost all automakers and scores of equipment manufacturers.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Global Payments | Enhancing Oversight On Expense Management
Special Report | Global Payments
When it comes to enriching corporate card programs, the focus is on technologies and policies that can boost efficiency, visibility and controls.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
India | Is The Bloom Off The Rose For Narendra Modi?
India | Indian prime minister Narendra Modi celebrated his one-year anniversary in office in May, but the jury is still out on whether he’ll justify the hope that has been invested his new government.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Israel’s Teva Bids $40 Billion For US Generic-Drug Rival
Capital Markets | M&A Pharmaceuticals
In what could become Israel’s biggest cross-border M&A deal ever, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries made an unsolicited $40 billion offer to acquire Mylan, a Pennsylvania-based drugmaker registered in the Netherlands with operational headquarters in the UK.
Country Report
New Opportunities For Spanish Political Parties
Country Report | Spain
The era of absolute majorities in Spanish politics is over.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Nicola Sturgeon, A Scottish Thorn In David Cameron’s Side
United Kingdom | Many questions are still being asked about David Cameron’s dramatic win on May 7. How did opinion polls, which predicted a tight race between Conservatives and Labour and even a Labour win, get it so wrong?
Banking
Offshore Blues For Private Banking
Special Report | Private Banking
Offshore banking, the booking and management of assets outside an individual’s country of domicile, has taken a beating since the financial crisis.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Regulators Increase Scrutiny Amid Surge In Global M&A
Capital Markets | M&A Antitrust
Antitrust authorities around the world are stepping up their merger-monitoring activities amid a boom in cross-border M&A. They’re increasingly requiring merging companies to divest assets to win approval for their deals. In some cases, complex requirements are causing corporates to abandon proposed combinations.