Banking
Continental Divide In Latin America
Regional Report | Latin America
The large economies on the east coast of Latin America—Brazil, Venezuela and Argentina—are slumping badly. Things are far different out west.
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
Cuba and the US: Back In Business?
Regional Report | As relations between Cuba and the United States get friendlier, the economic outlook of the island is also improving.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Emerging Markets Turmoil: Tempest In A Teapot?
Capital Outflows | The meltdown in China’s stock market this summer and steep falls in many emerging markets currencies led some investors to wonder if another 1997 Asian crisis was brewing.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Eurozone Corporate Bond Market Revives Following Summer Break
Fixed Income | With this summer’s Greek debt crisis having abated somewhat and the European Central Bank (ECB) considering expanding its easy-money policies, US companies are rushing to the eurozone to issue debt at record-low interest rates.
Banking
Full Faith & Credit? Sukuk Market Stumbles
Islamic Finance | Bank Negara’s decision to halt issuing shariah-compliant bonds has left a big hole in the Islamic debt market. Filling the void will take time.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Hope Floats In Jamaica
After years of stagnation, Jamaica’s economy appears to be headed up. Debt reduction is a good start.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Instant Cash In Cross-Border Payments
Real-time payment remains the holy grail of global transaction processing. And like the grail, it remains elusive.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Is EMV In The Cards For The United States?
Card Processing | The United States is slowly catching up to the rest of the world in transaction processing, shifting from mag-stripe to more secure EMV payment cards.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Joint CEO/Chairman Conundrum Puzzles Us Shareholders
Executive Management | In light of a shareholders’ vote on September 22 as to whether Bank of America chief executive officer Brian Moynihan should remain chairman as well, the debate about whether the two roles should be separate rages on in the United States.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Low Oil Prices Likely To Spark Industry Consolidation
Commodities | Oil prices have only slightly recovered from a new record low set at the end of August. But they are still 60% below their peak of 2014, which is putting pressure on US oil companies, with many pundits predicting a rapid overhaul of the industry.
Features
Chip Off The Old Blockchain
The technology behind cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, has come a long way fast, and its potential to change the financial services landscape is only just beginning to be explored.
Banking
Correspondent Banking Lives To See Another SIBOS
Regulators are starting to ask more questions about cross-border payment flows, which is forcing banks to have more nuanced conversations with their networks of correspondent banks.