Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY: SPILLOVER EFFECT
RISK MANAGEMENT: ENVIRONMENTAL INSURANCE<br />
The threat of corporate environmental liability incidents is increasing as new regulations—and new risks—take hold.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
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Banking
EUROPEAN STRESS TESTS MAY STILL BE TOO SOFT ON BANKS
Upcoming stress tests for Europe’s 124 largest banks will have more credibility than they had previously, but some analysts argue that banks may need far more capital than regulators demand to withstand a crisis. And any hoped-for international standardization in terms of stress testing is out the window as there is little comparability between the upcoming European and recently completed US bank tests.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
IS BITCOIN GOOD FOR BUSINESS?
COVER STORY: CRYPTOCURRENCIES<br />
Still in their infancy, cryptocurrencies could change the way that companies manage payments for the goods and services that are the essence of global trade. As the bitcoin surge picks up momentum, corporate financial executives are wondering what it means for their business and how they can manage the risk of adopting—or not adopting—digital currencies.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
KUWAIT: MIXED SIGNALS
FRONTIER MARKETS REPORT: KUWAIT<br />
Kuwaiti legislature has cut red tape and is offering more inducements for FDI. But is the rest of the regime on board?
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
NIGERIA: WHAT’S NEXT FOR AFRICA’S LARGEST ECONOMY?
MILESTONES: NIGERIA<br />
The transport infrastructure in Africa's largest economy is still treading water.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
PANAMA: VARELA BLESSED BY SURPRISING ELECTION RESULT
NEWSMAKERS: PANAMA<br />
Conservative Varela surprises with progressive social agenda.<br />
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
RATING THROUGH THE CYCLE
We sat down with Fergus McCormick, head of sovereign ratings at DBRS, to discuss the rating agency’s outlook for global markets, sovereign ratings and how the firm differs from its competitors.<br />
Economics, Policy & Regulation
NBCUniversal International to Outsource Accounting, AP and AR Functions
NBCUniversal is the latest in a long line of companies looking to take advantage of business process outsourcing for some of its finance functions.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
A New New Delhi?
Election Coverage: “Good days are here,” tweeted prime minister-designate Narendra Modi after he led the right-wing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party to a landslide victory last Friday in India’s bitterly fought parliamentary elections.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Do You Still Remember the Financial Crisis?
Do you remember the 2007-2008 financial crisis? Its daunting impact on the world economy is finally fading away and the US Federal Reserve Board is slowly moving to a less expansionary monetary policy, but the debate on its causes and, more important, on what is needed to prevent similar episodes from happening again is still very much alive.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
THE INTANGIBLE INVESTOR
Indeed, there are those who think that the IP wars will continue to have no clear resolution or winners. The only real beneficiaries: lawyers. But commentators such as Bruce Berman argue that unless and until we can quickly sort out the real issues in the IP imbroglio, almost everyone –even the patent trolls – will lose out.