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Economics, Policy & Regulation

United Kingdom: Governance Code Puts UK Shareholders In The Hotseat

NEWSMAKERS: UNITED KINGDOM By Anita Hawser Hogg: Code will be catalyst In the wake of the financial crisis, which highlighted the need for higher levels of engagement between the boards of companies and significant shareholders, corporate governance is ...

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United States: Can Consumers Rescue The US Economy?

NEWSMAKERS: UNITED STATES By Gordon Platt Spending again: US shoppers head to the mall Surprisingly strong US retail sales in September virtually ruled out the possibility of a double-dip recession. Consumer spending, which accounts for two-thirds of US ...

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The Great Recession Lives Up To Its Name

MILESTONES: UNITED STATES By Gordon Platt It's official. The US recession that came to be known as the Great Recession is over. In fact, it's been over for more than a year, having officially ended in June 2009, ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Asia’s Financial Centers Gain Ground On Rivals

MILESTONES: GLOBAL By Anita Hawser Hong Kong: One of the world’s top-three finance centers London and New York can rest easy. Despite the Dodd-Frank Act and other regulatory measures that threaten to split up banks, curb bankers' bonuses and ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Companies Continue To Hoard Cash In Wake Of Credit Crunch

MILESTONES: GLOBAL By Anita Hawser It is not just banks that are coming under increasing criticism for their liquidity-hoarding tendencies....

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Cover Story: Global Markets Brace For The Aftershock

GLOBAL MARKET BRACE FOR THE AFTERSHOCK Many countries still have a long way to go to convince investors that they are not likely to suffer a sovereign default. By Laurence Neville Just as the mood was lifting ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

IMF And World Bank Lurch Into Conflict Over Emerging Markets

NEWSMAKERS: GLOBAL By Michael Shari As finance ministers and top executives of the world's largest banks converge in Washington for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank this month, a simmering diplomatic conflict between ...

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Kan Sees Off Leadership Challenge

NEWSMAKERS: JAPAN By Thomas Clouse Ozawa: Failed to unseat Japan’s prime minister Japanese prime minister Naoto Kan retained leadership of his political party and the country after political powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa unsuccessfully challenged him for his position in ...

Banking

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United Kingdom: Governance Code Puts UK Shareholders In The Hotseat

United States: Can Consumers Rescue The US Economy?

The Great Recession Lives Up To Its Name

Asia’s Financial Centers Gain Ground On Rivals

Companies Continue To Hoard Cash In Wake Of Credit Crunch

Cover Story: Global Markets Brace For The Aftershock

IMF And World Bank Lurch Into Conflict Over Emerging Markets

Kan Sees Off Leadership Challenge

Milestones: Financial Services Industry Faces Long Convalescence

Milestones: Rate Decision Sparks Fears Of Political Meddling

Milestones: SEC Issues Wake-up Call On Climate-Change Disclosure

Milestones: Wall Street Banks Consider Breaking For The Border