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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

DRs: IPOs Smash Quarterly Record

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS By Denise Bedell It was a benchmark year for the global IPO markets, in more ways than one. In the last quarter of 2010, IPOs broke records in terms of issuance ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

EM News: Equity Markets To See More Growth

EMERGING MARKETS INVESTOR: NEWS By Anita Hawser Emerging market equities look set to enjoy another strong year in 2011 on the back of robust economic growth fueled by domestic consumption and a recovery in exports. "Emerging equities are ...

Banking

Focus: Mobile Banking

MOBILE BANKING: CUTTING THE TIES THAT BIND By Denise Bedell Mobile technology could forever change the way that companies manage their physical and financial supply chains. After years in development, mobile technology may be finally closing the ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

FX: Dollar Still Main Reserve Currency

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: FOREIGN EXCHANGE By Denise Bedell Contrary to some analysts' expectations, developing countries continue to view the US dollar as the reserve currency of choice, as evidenced by newly allocated official reserves of developing countries—even in ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

M&A: M&A Funding – Not All Cash

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS By Denise Bedell While much has been said about the hoards of cash that companies are holding on their balance sheets, companies are likely to use a blend of financing options, ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Regional Report: The Caucasus

COMPETITION IN THE CAUCASUS: THREE'S COMPANY By Justin Keay Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia are competing to attract foreign investment. With much of Central and Eastern Europe still mired in a post recession slump, the Caucasian trio may ...

Banking

Sector Report: Islamic Finance

ISLAMIC FINANCE: ISLAMIC BANKING BY THE BOOK By Anita Hawser The growing popularity of Islamic financing and an intensified focus on risk management in the global banking industry are prompting greater awareness of the need for a ...

Banking

Update: Custody and Investor Services

CUSTODY & INVESTOR SERVICES: IN SAFE HANDS By Anita Hawser Custodians have seen their role expand as a result of recent regulatory and market-driven changes. In the wake of Lehman's collapse, Bernie Madoff's $50 billion Ponzi ...

Features

Stars Of China Award Ceremony 2010

DATE: NOVEMBER 16, 2010 LOCATION: WESTIN, BEIJING CHINA’S RISING STARS In November at the Westin Hotel in the heart of...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Company To Watch: Infosys Technologies

EMERGING MARKET INVESTOR: COMPANY TO WATCH: INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES / INDIA By Gordon Platt Bangalore-based Infosys Technologies, the second largest company by market capitalization on the Bombay Stock Exchange, announced one of the first mobile-banking solutions that offers financial-management ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Debt: Bond Sell-Off Spares High-Yield

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: CORPORATE DEBT By Gordon Platt The high-yield corporate debt market was unscathed by the dramatic sell-off in the US treasuries market in early December that followed news of President Obama's deal with congressional Republicans to ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Demand For Hedging Surges

FOCUS: COMMODITY RISK By Michael Shari Renewed turmoil in Europe, supply shortages and the growing impact of financial investors are driving renewed demand for commodities hedging. For most of 2010, producers and consumers of many commodities had ...