Features
Southeast Asia And Europe Forge Tighter Links
<strong>Asian Development Bank Section: ADB Annual Meeting</strong><br />
Europe has much to gain from the fast-growing region, where per capita GDP is exploding—and vice versa.
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Sovereign Funds Change The Patent Game
<strong>Trends | Patents</strong><br />
As sovereign governments expand their investments into uncharted territories, a new kind of fund has emerged: the sovereign patent fund (SPF), a state-owned patent investment fund that buys and licenses patents, covers the cost of litigation and protects against patent infringement.
Features
Taiwan Roundtable: Ready To Manage The Risks
Taiwan is facing a challenging year, according to participants in a Global Finance roundtable in Taipei. But sound regulation has made banks resilient, and the mood is still upbeat.
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Taiwan: Bring It On
Taiwan’s new president and its banks face a tough market and a changing economic picture. They’re ready.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Treasurers On A Wild Ride
Foreign exchange volatility is a major headache for corporates, but with strategic planning it’s possible to enjoy the ride.
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P2P Scam Heightens Scrutiny Of Sector
Chinese authorities arrested executives from online peer-to-peer (P2P) lending company eZubao in early February after the company stole an estimated $7.6 billion from 900,000 investors.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Activist Investors Target Banks
<strong>Management | Shareholder Activism</strong><br />
Activist investors are knocking more loudly at banks’ doors. According to Thomson Reuters data, in 2015, activists launched 97 campaigns aimed at the US financial sector, 22 of them targeting banks.
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Banks Face Us-Style Damages In Landmark Dubai Ruling
The Court of the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) awarded more than $70 million in damages last November to a wealthy Kuwaiti family to cover losses resulting from the sale of $200 million of structured investment products.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Banks Look To Enhance Cross-Border Payments Transparency
<strong>Capital Markets | Cross-Border Payments</strong><br />
Forty-five international banks have teamed up with the financial messaging provider Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) to launch an initiative aimed at making cross-border payments faster and more transparent.
Features
Caucasus Squeezed By The Bear
Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia are not masters of their own economic destinies, with events in Russia and the rest of the region casting a shadow over these countries’ efforts to boost economic and investor confidence.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
China’s Biggest Foreign Buy Could Set Pattern For Future
<strong>Capital Marktes | M&A</strong><br />
State-owned China National Chemical’s record $43 billion bid for Swiss agrochemical company Syngenta will be closely examined by a US government panel and other national regulators.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Corporate Boards Strengthen Cyberexpertise
<strong>Management | Cybersecurity</strong><br />
Multinational corporations face rising IT challenges and cyberattacks. Retailer Target, office supply chain store Staples and global banking powerhouse JPMorgan Chase are just a few major companies that have recently been hacked—and that have sustained financial costs and damage to their reputations as a result.