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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Auditing Gets Smart

Auditors may have suffered a reputational crisis in the wake of recent corporate financial scandals; but using artificial intelligence and data analytics, the profession hopes to reinvent itself.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Emerging Markets IPOs Flourish Despite Unknowns

Amid concerns surrounding the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Mexican tequila maker Jose Cuervo recently priced a hefty $790 million initial public offering (IPO), the country’s biggest since 2013.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Dubai Counterfeit Fight Pales Beside Global Inaction

Last year the Gulf emirate of Dubai seized 1.6 billion dirham ($437 million) in counterfeit goods—a signal that the trading center has shed its reputation as a hub for illicit merchandise.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

European Mobile Bank Expands Via Collaboration

Just months after receiving its banking license, Berlin-headquartered mobile-only bank N26 is active in 17 eurozone countries. The rapid rollout was made possible by N26 linking up with innovative partners, including TransferWise (intercurrency transfers), Vaamo (N26 Invest) and Barzahlen (Cash26).

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

IBM Seals Trade Finance Blockchain Deal With Dubai

IBM has announced a blockchain initiative in the UAE for a trade finance and logistics project with Dubai Customs and Dubai Trade.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

In The Age Of Trump, Even Capitalists Rethink Capitalism

American-style shareholder-first capitalism isn’t the only way to go. Some countries and companies practice “stakeholder capitalism,” which recognizes the interests of labor, customers and the community.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Major Retailers Play Executive Musical Chairs

From upscale department store Neiman Marcus to organic grocer Whole Foods, major luxury retailers and grocery chains are playing musical chairs in C-suites and boardrooms as they streamline management and change creative roles amid declining in-store sales.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Softbank–Fortress Deal: Surprising And Canny

Japanese telecom giant SoftBank raised eyebrows at the end of February by announcing that it will buy the publicly traded private equity titan Fortress Investment Group.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Voice Control For Safe Banking

By adding voice commands to its SmartBank app, Santander claims to be the first bank in the UK to allow customers to make payments in real time using their voice.

Banking

Nordic Winners: Trail Blazers

It is a new dawn for treasury and cash management banks in the Nordic region, thanks to disruption caused by financial technology start-ups and broader market changes.

Features

Measuring GDP In Civil War

Although the frequency of civil wars has fallen in recent decades, civil conflict in the Middle East has become ever more prevalent since the Arab Spring. A number of nations, including Syria, Tunisia, Libya, Iraq and others, have experienced either ...

Features

Parsing State Ownership In China

Determining the influence of the state in a given company, and what that means for investors, is a surprisingly nuanced exercise.