Economics, Policy & Regulation
NIGERIA: FORTHCOMING ELECTIONS PROMPT FEAR AMONG VOTERS
<strong>Nigeria | Milestones</strong><br />
Nigerians go to the polls next month with some trepidation...
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
OECD MOVES FORWARD ON BEPS TAX-AVOIDANCE PROJECT
<strong>Regulation | Management</strong><br />
In October the OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project released a report outlining its progress on a series of steps it was taking to combat tactics—often legal but ethically questionable—used by many multinational companies to reduce or eliminate tax liabilities across their operations.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
OFFSHORE TRADING GETS A CORPORATE EMBRACE
<strong>Renminbi | Trends</strong><br />
Autumn was a sweet season for the offshore progress of the renminbi. One-third (31%) of major German corporations polled in a November survey by Deutsche Bank are trading in renminbi with cross-border customers and suppliers, while another 17% said they intended to do so in 2015.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
PROXY VOTING: CHANGES TO ISS EQUITY PLAN GUIDELINES
<strong>Proxy Voting | Management</strong><br />
Proxy advisory firm ISS updated its proxy voting guidelines last fall to introduce a more detailed approach to the recommendations it makes on companies’ equity plans and shareholder proposals for an independent chairman. The changes could create uncertainty for companies during this year’s proxy season.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
SOUTH AMERICA’S TOTAL TAX RATE SURPASSES THAT OF AFRICA
<strong>Corporate Tax | Trends</strong><br />
By replacing cascading sales taxes with a value-added tax (VAT), Africa has succeeded in lowering its total tax rate to 46.6% from a peak of 72.2% in 2005.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
SOVEREIGN DEBT: AFRICAN BORROWERS ACTIVE AHEAD OF FED RATE MOVES
<strong>Sovereign Debt | Capital Markets</strong><br />
Governments in Africa issued a record amount of debt in international markets in 2014, taking advantage of strong investor demand and low borrowing costs ahead of the Federal Reserve’s expected rate increases this year.
Banking
TRANSACTION BANKING 2015: DISMANTLING SILOS
<strong>Special Report| Global Transaction Banking 2015 Preview</strong><br />
Last year brought a vastly altered landscape for transaction banking—and the same is likely to be true of 2015. Regulatory reform and new developments in data analytics and mobile banking will drive change.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
VANGUARD PUSHES FOR MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS’ RIGHTS
<strong>Activist Investing | Trends</strong><br />
Vanguard CEO William McNabb is making it plain that he wants the many public companies in which the world’s second-largest fund management firm owns significant minority stakes to take Vanguard as seriously as they take activist investors.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
‘GOOGLE TAX’ ON MULTINATIONALS HEATS UP GLOBAL CORPORATE TAX DEBATE
<strong>UK Corporate Tax | Trends</strong><br />
Britain likely will succeed in taxing multinational companies at a 25% rate on their UK operations beginning in April, without violating international tax treaties, analysts say, but tensions are rising between countries on suspicions that MNCs are engaging in global tax evasion.
Features
Can Canada Restore Its Dudley Do-Right Reputation?
A major blot on the country’s wholesome image is the questionable behaviour and ethics of some of its mining and energy companies both at home and overseas
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Poorest Countries of 2015
2015 Rankings are based on the GDP (PPP) of a country, which compares the generalized differences in the cost of living and standards between countries.
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Richest Countries of 2015
2015 Rankings are based on the GDP (PPP) of a country, which compares the generalized differences in the cost of living and standards between countries.