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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.

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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.

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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.

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Inside SIBOS 2015

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Largest M&A Deals 2013

The term Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) refers to the buying, selling, dividing and combining of different companies and similar entities by corporations, with the goal of growing more rapidly and efficiently.

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Value and Number of Cross-border M&A by Sector/Industry 2011-2013

A culmination of macro, competitive and regulatory pressures spurred M&A activity in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) sector.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Car Consortium Hopes To Drive Digital Mapping Future

Capital Markets | Mergers & Acquisitions German auto manufacturers Audi, BMW and Daimler have acquired the Finnish company Nokia’s high-precision digital mapping service Here for €2.8 billion ($3.1 billion).

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

China’s Consumers Could Boost GDP Growth Rate

Capital Markets | Economic Transition As China makes the transition to a consumer-led economy, it has the potential to generate an incremental $15 trillion in consumer spending over the next decade, according to a report by think tank The Demand Institute.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Global Enforcement Wave Hits Private Firms Hardest

Trends | Bribery & Corruption Anti-bribery and corruption enforcement efforts are picking up worldwide, with private firms more likely to be targeted, while large, state-owned enterprises are getting off easier, according to a report by Moody’s Investors Service.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Moving From CFO To CEO Hard Work, Study Finds

Management | Leadership Challenge Nearly two out of three chief financial officers worldwide aspire to become chief executives of their company, but relatively few succeed in occupying the corner office.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Saudi Arabia Taps Bond Market As Low Oil Prices Create Deficit

Capital Markets | Fixed Income Saudi Arabia has issued its first sovereign bonds since 2007 to help fund a widening budget deficit caused by continued spending amid low oil prices.

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SEC Issues Pay-Ratio Disclosure Rule

Management | Compensation Gap Accounting: Some five years and 287,000 comments after the pay-ratio disclosure rule was included in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the US Securities and Exchange Commission issued the final regulation in August.