Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
FIVE MINUTES WITHAXEL MERK, MERK INVESTMENTS
Capital Markets | Q&A
Axel Merk is president and chief investment officer of Merk Investments, manager of the Merk Funds.
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
FOREIGN EXCHANGE: CURRENCY PEGS THREATENED AS POLICY GOALS DIVERGE
Capital Markets | Foreign Exchange
Currency pegs around the world are threatening to come unglued following the Swiss National Bank’s surprise move to drop the exchange rate floor of the euro versus the Swiss franc.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
FRANCE: WINEMAKER PLANS IPO USING CROWDFUNDING
Capital Markets | Equity Capital Raising
Burgundy vineyard Domaine Chanzy expects to be the first company to conduct an initial public offering using crowdfunding, which enables companies to raise money from members of the public, typically via the Internet.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
LATIN AMERICAN TRADE: A FIESTA WITHOUT A HANGOVER?
Regional Report | Latin America
Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Peru are handling the drop in commodities prices better than the rest of Latin America.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
M&A: DEAL KILLERS OF 2014
Mergers & Acquisitions | Management
Amid the merger frenzy of 2014, a startling number of bids were killed. 2014 may have seen heady times for corporate acquirers, but it was also the year of the rebuffed suitor.
Banking
MIDDLE EAST INVESTMENT BANKERS FIND SILVER LININGS
Market Focus | Middle East Investment Banking
Although investment bankers remain cautious about Middle Eastern prospects in the wake of falling oil prices, M&A activity and debt issuance remain bright spots.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
NEW TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE TO CHALLENGE TSX
Capital Markets | Stock Markets
The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) will soon have direct competition from an alternative equity-trading platform, also to be located in the heart of Toronto’s financial district, known as Bay Street.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
RATING AGENCIES: S&P SETTLEMENT UNLIKELY TO BRING ANY CHANGE FOR CORPORATE ISSUERS
Trends | Credit Ratings
More than six years after the housing market crashed—dragging the world economy and stock markets down with it—Standard & Poor’s settled in early February with the Securities and Exchange Commission for its alleged part in triggering the meltdown. The price was relatively cheap, as these things go: $1.4 billion with no admission of wrongdoing.
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RISKY BUSINESS IN JORDAN
Frontier Markets Report | Jordan
Jordan is working hard to build its attractiveness to foreign investors, but regional instability presents a serious downside.
Banking
SANTANDERS CLOUD GAMBIT: WILL MORE BANKS FOLLOW THEIR LEAD?
Trends | Global Banking
On the surface at least, Spain’s Banco Santander and Cloud storage providers do not appear to have much in common.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
McDonalds CEO: Brit Becomes The New “Big Mac”
McDonalds appointment of British-born Steve Easterbrook as its new CEO has both surprised and delighted analysts—concerned by the burger behemoth’s first annual decline in 30 years.
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Will Basel III Spell The End For Notional Pooling?
New Basel III liquidity rules for banks may force multinational corporate clients to hold more cash in local branches.