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Economics, Policy & Regulation

EDITOR’S LETTER: SANCTIONS AND GLOBAL DEALS

DEAR READER<br /> The return of growth in most of Europe and the renewed leadership of the US in economic advancement should not distract from critical developments in some of the major emerging economies.

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.

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

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 />

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.
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