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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Honing An Edge in Transaction Banking

Much has been said about the brave new world of transaction banking—robots and blockchains replacing humans and inefficient paper. Incorporating artificial intelligence and Big Data enable smarter, more strategic, enterprise-wide efforts.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Little Respite For Ringgit In Controversial Hedging Rules

Malaysia’s central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia, has issued new hedging and foreign exchange rules aimed at restoring stability to the ringgit, which has been under pressure for some time. However, the effort may well have the opposite effect.

Banking

New Shariah Rule Goes For Gold

The Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (Aaoifi) has issued a new shariah standard that allows Islamic financial institutions to usegold.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Shenzhen Exchange Will Boost China’s Market Influence

The Shenzhen–Hong Kong Stock Exchange has become one of the dual channels through which mainland Chinese investors may have direct access to Hong Kong–listed stocks, and signalsThe latest connection signalsfurther integration and extendsChina’s capital impact deeper into the Hong Kong market.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Strong Dollar Rattles Pegged Currencies, EM Bonds

The dollar’s mid-December surge to a 14-year high is pressuring currencies pegged to the greenback, while making it more difficult for emerging markets countries with weakening currencies to repay increasingly expensive, dollar-denominated debt.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

UAE Bank Going Digital-Only

In early 2017 the Commercial Bank of Dubai will launch CBD NOW, the UAE’s first digital-only bank. The new bank is based entirely online and will offer all the services a regular bank does.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

US Introduces Special Charter For Tech Firms

Anew, special-purpose bank charter set to be awarded to select financial technology companies promises to be a boon for both the companies and banks, two fintech experts say.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Will Re-Shoring Reverse Job Losses?

Not likely. American towns and cities have lostmillions of manufacturing jobs, yet<span style="font-size: 14px;">manufacturing output has actually risen 85%since 1987.</span>

Banking

The UHNW Millennial Next Door

Millenial millionaires aren't quite the "millionaire next door" of yore: they come with new attitudes and new futures to carve out.

Features

Western Private Banks Bail on Asias Wealth

"There are three principal ways to lose money: wine, women and engineers. While the first two are more pleasant, the third is by far the more certain", famously said baron Edmond James de Rothschild.

Features

Bankers Talk Trade Finance at BAFT

The Bank to Bank Forum is a traditional fixture of the European chapter of the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade (BAFT). Nearly a century old, the association advocates free-market solutions for trade services.

Banking

Four Global Investment Themes for 2017

Wells Fargo's Investment Institute offers aglance on key themes in the Investment Industry for 2016.