Banking
Asia: More Wealthy, Fewer Wealth Managers
While Asia recently pulled ahead of the West as home to wealthy individuals, some private banks are pulling out, leaving the field to nimble local rivals and committed global Goliaths.
News
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Brexit: After The Shock
<strong>The United Kingdom </strong>| Individuals and corporate teams alike are struggling through the implications of Brexit, looking for opportunities, and stillhoping the whole thing will go away.
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Hani Mulki Takes Reins In Jordan, For Now
<strong>Jordan | </strong>Hani Mulki, a former Jordanian minister, was appointed interim prime ministerin May.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Parente To Lead Petrobras In Fire Sale
<strong>Brazil | </strong>Pedro Parente, who was appointed CEO of state-controlled oil producer Petrobras on May 19, brings both corporate and government experience to the new role.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Peru’s New President Seeks Unity After Tight Race
<strong>Peru </strong>| Even though Pedro Pablo Kuczynski was elected Peru’s new president by a whisker, his victory was greeted with enthusiasm at home and abroad.
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Political Mayhem Adds To Olympic Woes
<strong>Brazil </strong>| Despite the optimistic expectations in 2009, when Rio de Janeiro was chosen to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, the competition in August is not likely to show Brazil in the best light.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Swiss Success Highlights Infrastructure Neglect
After 17 years of construction, the Gotthard Base Tunnel, connecting Northern and Southern Europe through the Alps, opened to great fanfare on June 1, and shone a light on years of lax investment in infrastructure by European nations generally.
News
The Rise Of The Machines
Robots, ubiquitous in factories, are moving up to take on both menial paperwork and complex data analysis. Should we worry?
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
US Still A Strong Draw For FDI
Aaron Brickman, senior vice president for strategy and development at the Organization for International Investment (OFII), a nonprofit trade association, also founded SelectUSA, a federal program to promote foreign direct investment in the US. He visited Global Finance to discuss the state of FDI worldwide.
Banking
Scandal And Risk Drive Private Banks Out Of Russia
Facing reputational risk and poor prospects, private banking operations are bailing on Russia and encouraging its wealthy to park their assets offshore.
News
LinkedIn Hopes For Soft Link With Microsoft
<strong>US</strong> | When Microsoft boughtLinkedIn, the deal was structured to leavethe networking site to grow and develop somewhat independently. The question is, how independently?
Banking
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