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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

EC Orders Belgium To Recoup Money Lost In Illegal Tax Breaks

Trends | Taxation As part of a crackdown on generous tax incentives across the European Union, in January the European Commission (EC) demanded Belgium claw back €700 million ($762 million) in tax breaks from at least 35 European firms.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Female CEOs Outperform, But Glass Ceiling Remains

Management | Corporate Governance Despite various initiatives to get more women into the executive pipeline, the number of US corporations with a female CEO remains stuck in the low double digits.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

High-Grade Corporate Debt Draws Safe-Haven Buyers

Capital Markets | Corporate Bonds Demand for investment-grade corporate debt seems insatiable, even as investors shun riskier high-yield bonds.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

High-Yield Bonds Crumbling Not Crashing

The junk market is hurting. Experts predict the pain will continue, with defaults peaking a couple of years from now.

Banking

International Investors Decry Portuguese Bank Bail-In

Capital Markets | Fixed Income A bail-in provision, which places the onus on bondholders and other investors to write down their holdings in the event of winding up a troubled financial institution within the European Union, came into effect on January 1, 2016.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

New Accounting Standard Shines Light On Leased Assets

Trends | Financial Accounting A new international accounting standard that came into effect at the beginning of 2016 is already transforming how companies around the world think about their balance sheets.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Risks That Keep CROs Awake At Night

Management | Risk Management Cyberattacks, safety concerns, climate change, regulatory demands, declining oil prices, less demand from China, a crumbling and volatile stock market: There is no lack of risks in doing business, and at the start of 2016, they are ever- present for corporations small and large.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Features

EC Orders Belgium To Recoup Money Lost In Illegal Tax Breaks

Female CEOs Outperform, But Glass Ceiling Remains

High-Grade Corporate Debt Draws Safe-Haven Buyers

High-Yield Bonds Crumbling Not Crashing

International Investors Decry Portuguese Bank Bail-In

New Accounting Standard Shines Light On Leased Assets

Risks That Keep CROs Awake At Night

Shrinking Lifeline For Trinidad and Tobago

US Regional Banks In Rough Ride As Rivals Loom

Asset Management: Separate Accounts Are All the Rage

BTG Looks To Restore Credibility By Selling Off Assets

Bulgaria Attractive Despite Corruption