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Bad Ideas
Reknowned economist James K. Galbraith, one of our expert panelists, pulls no punches in talking about the damage wrought by financial innovation
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Bahrain Launches National E-Wallet
The Central Bank of Bahrain will launch the kingdom’s first electronic wallet by the end of June, “an important step in enhancing the financial sector by providing innovative payment solutions aimed at both public and private sectors,” says Salman bin ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Chinas Interbank Bond Market To Connect With Hong Kong
Paul Chan Hong Kong financial secretary Eligible overseas investors will gain access for the first time to mainland China’s massive interbank bond market through a planned hookup with Hong Kong, known as Bond Connect.
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Equity Forever
Damian Glendinning, Lenovo’s treasurer, explains why the world’s biggest PC maker opted for a dual-tranche financing transaction using a perpetual security.
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Hedging Cash Flow
Global Finance: What's new about FiREapps for Cash Flow? Wolfgang Koester: FiREapps for Cash Flow revolutionizes the cash-flow exposure management process.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Laffer Still Bullish On Tax Cuts
Arthur Laffer Although Donald Trump has suffered political setbacks in his first months as US president, he is still in a position to drive ahead on his audacious plans for tax cuts and infrastructure spending, says economic iconoclast Arthur Laffer, ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Macron Breaks Logjam In EU Corporate Bonds
US companies flocked to Europe to issue bonds at low interest rates in May, after centrist Emmanuel Macron’s landslide victory in the French presidential election lowered perceived political risk in the European Union.
Banking
New Tools Beget New Solutions
Each advance in technology opens doors for new approaches and ideas. This year’s innovators in finance show the range of problems being tackled.
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Open Or Shut? MENA Banks Under Pressure
New regulatory demands are changing banking relationships and, combined with rapid technological change, squeezing transaction banks in the Middle East and North Africa.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Ransomware Attack Highlights Weaknesses
For the 200,000-plus victims of the WannaCry ransomware attack, a short period of blame was replaced by awareness of the reality that complacency creates vulnerability.
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Rules-Based Approach To Currency Trading
Nils Waldmann, of Nordea eFX Solutions Connectivity Sales and AutoFX, tells how a customer request led the bank to break through internal silos.
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Sankar Krishnan: Know Thy Risk
Writer Gordon Platt talks about Innovation with Sankar Krishan of CapGemini.