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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

High-Yield Debt Has Record Half

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS — CORPORATE DEBT By Gordon Platt The volume of global corporate high-yield debt issues in the first half of 2010 set an all-time record for any six-month period, according to Thomson Reuters. The total of ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Lower Volatility Spurs Carry Trade

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS - FOREIGN EXCHANGE By Gordon Platt The Federal Reserve is likely to keep US interest rates at record lows well into next year, enabling global investors to borrow dollars for a song and invest in ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Treasury & Cash Management Guide 2010

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Merrill DataSite White Paper – August 2010

Trends in Mergers and Acquisitions: A special report on the state of the M&A; market As the economic recovery continues,...

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Aftershock: Protect Yourself and Profit in the Next Global Financial Meltdown

Amazon Editorial reviews Product Description A practical guide to preparing for the next phase of the financial meltdown From the...

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Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy

Amazon Editorial reviews Product Description Raghuram Rajan was one of the few economists who warned of the global financial crisis...

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The Holy Grail of Macroeconomics, Revised Edition: Lessons from Japans Great Recession

Amazon Editorial reviews Product Description The revised edition of this highly acclaimed work presents crucial lessons from Japan’s recession that...

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The Creation and Destruction of Value: The Globalization Cycle

Amazon Editorial reviews Product Description Harold James examines the vulnerability and fragility of processes of globalization, both historically and in...

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Global Finance announces the “World’s 50 Safest Banks 2009”

With bank stability still high on corporate and investor agendas, Global Finance magazine publishes in the October 2009 issue its...

Banking

Gulf Report: Exchanges Enrich Technology

MARKET MAKERS Exchanges Upgrade Technology And Add New Products By Gordon Platt Financial markets across the Gulf region are working hard to enhance the breadth and depth of services they offer. Financial markets in the ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Airline And Telecom Mergers Heat Up

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS — MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS By Gordon Platt Consolidation in the US airline and global telecom industries has kept merger activity going in the past few months. The proposed merger of United Airlines, based in Chicago, ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Books Excerpt: Losing Control

BOOKS —LOSING CONTROL By Stephen D. King The world is witnessing a massive redistribution of wealth as the West learns it can no longer live beyond its means, says HSBC's group chief economist Stephen D. King, author of ...