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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Saudi Said To Approve Stock Licenses For Citi And Ashmore

Capital Markets | Banking Licenses Saudi Arabia cracked open the door to direct investments in its stock market by qualified foreign institutions in June, when HSBC became the first foreign firm to receive a license.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Shareholder Activism Is Coming To A Boardroom Near You

Management | Corporate Boards Led by investors such as Carl Icahn, Bill Ackman and Jeff Smith, and targeting companies from DuPont to PepsiCo, campaigns by activist investors have become a common occurrence in the United States in the past few decades.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

The Levant Uncovers A Few Surprises

Some green shoots lurk beneath the region’s raging civil wars, economic woes and political unrest.

Banking

Turning On The Liquidity Tap For SMEs In Europe

Capital Markets | Business Funding In 1957, when the Treaty of Rome was signed and the European Economic Community was established, it was the first milestone in the long path toward free circulation of goods, capital, services and people among European countries.

Features

Value and Number of Cross-border M&A by Region/Country 2011-2013

Emerging markets overtook developed markets both in terms of sales and purchases of foreign acquisitions - accounting for 56% of total cross-border transactions in 2013.

Features

Outstanding OTC Derivatives Volumes

According to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), a derivative is a risk transfer agreement, the value of which is derived from the value of an underlying asset. More simply, a derivative is a contract between two parties where one party agrees to take on the risk of losses associated with a particular asset—such as a physical commodity or an agreed amount of currency.

Banking

Features

Saudi Said To Approve Stock Licenses For Citi And Ashmore

Shareholder Activism Is Coming To A Boardroom Near You

The Levant Uncovers A Few Surprises

Turning On The Liquidity Tap For SMEs In Europe

Value and Number of Cross-border M&A by Region/Country 2011-2013

Outstanding OTC Derivatives Volumes

Bank Alliance Prepares For Growth In Africa

ISSA Compliance Rules Make Custodians Nervous

SIBOS 2015: The Revolution Has Begun

The Rewards Of Societe Generale’s Commonality

Opening Markets Still Face Closed Doors

Treasurers Building Bridges In The Cloud