Features
US Companies Get Comfy With The Renminbi
AFP Exclusive | Q&A<br />
An interview with Dan Scanlan, regional transaction banking head for the Americas, Standard Chartered.
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Banking
CEFIS’ DUAL FOCUS ON BANKING AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Management | Transaction Banking<br />
Alberta Cefis is retiring from Scotiabank after building its global transaction banking business practically from the ground up.
Banking
CFTC CONSIDERS REGULATING BITCOIN DERIVATIVES
Trends | CryptoCurrencies<br />
There are potential benefits that bitcoin or bitcoin-like technology—as opposed to the cryptocurrency itself—could bring to the derivatives marketplace.
Features
Corporate Upgrades Propel Local-Currency Bond Issues
Emerging Markets<br />
Corporate bond markets denominated in domestic currencies are developing rapidly in many emerging markets, enabling local companies to issue debt without having to worry about repaying it in revalued dollars.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
CROSS-BORDER M&A DOUBLES AS COMPANIES ENTER NEW MARKETS
Capital Markets | Mergers & Acquisitions<br />
Global cross-border mergers and acquisitions totaled $1.1trillion during the first nine months of 2014, more than double the level of the same period a year earlier, according to Thomson Reuters.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
CYPRUS BEGINS LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY
<b>COUNTRY REPORT | CYPRUS</b><br />
Amid continuing harsh austerity measures, things are—very slowly—starting to recover, alongside restructuring that will change the focus of the economy. GDP in 2014 should contract by 3.5% before flattening out next year, with 0.2% growth forecast.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
FOCUS ON M&A DUE DILIGENCE
Management | Compliance Risk<br />
Corporations are stepping up their efforts to mitigate execution risk in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, as growing numbers of regulators worldwide are becoming more stringent about enforcing antitrust and anticorruption laws.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
GLUT OF EUROS COULD KEEP SINGLE CURRENCY WEAK
Trends | Foreign Exchange<br />
The global imbalance created by Europe’s huge current-account surplus and excess savings has created a glut of euros that could condemn the single currency to broad-based weakening.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
LEVANT: LONG-TERM PROSPECTS OUTWEIGH INSTABILITIES
Regional Focus | The Levant<br />
Offshore energy reserves, a stable banking sector and infrastructure gaps all present opportunities for foreign investment in the Levant region.
Banking
M&A INTERVIEW: TIM GEE, BAKER & MCKENZIE
Capital Markets | Q&A<br />
Tim Gee is a partner in the London office and global head of mergers and acquisitions at Baker & McKenzie.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
MYANMAR’S FIRST CROSS-BORDER, NONRECOURSE PROJECT FINANCING
Capital Markets | Myanmar<br />
The frontier market with a population of 60 million is seeking to rejoin the global economy following nearly 50 years of isolation under military rule.<br />
Banking
RATING AGENCIES – THE BATTLE FOR EUROPE
Europe’s bond market grew 50% faster than the global rate during the first nine months of the year—by 4.6% year-on-year—but small foreign rating agencies jockeying for a piece of the action are crying foul.