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Newsmakers : In Obama America Trusts, At Least For The Next Months

UNITED STATES Barack Obama takes the oath of office during the inauguration ceremony President Barack Obama’s inauguration on January 20 bordered on a coronation, but the rhetoric will have to be turned quickly into reality if the historic ...

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Newsmakers : Satyam Fraud Throws India’s It Industry Into Disarray

INDIA Satyam: Facing disaster When Satyam Computers’ founder, chairman & CEO Ramalinga Raju revealed the depth of the accounting fraud he had perpetuated for more than a decade, investors were left with more questions than answers, particularly about ...

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Editor’s Letter : A Question Of Trust

At its core, the entire global financial system operates on the basis of trust...

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Features : Roundtable: Treasury & Cash Management

SPONSORED ROUNDTABLE With credit conditions tightening around the world, businesses are focusing more than ever on effective liquidity management. Global Finance brought together some of the leaders in the treasury and cash management field to discuss current trends and ...

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Newsmakers : Correa Steps Up Debt Campaign

Ecuador Correa: Buying political capital with debt restructuring. Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa has made good on his 2006 presidential campaign promise to default on any foreign debt deemed illegitimate, defaulting on $3.9 billion in global bonds. This marks ...

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Newsmakers : Credit Crunch May Be A Myth

United States Marenzi: Interbank lending assertions are puzzling. A chorus of dissenting voices has emerged that is challenging the widely held belief that interbank lending markets have dried up, commercial lending is being curtailed, and non-financial commercial paper ...

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Editor’s Letter : Seeing beyond the numbers

In a brutal global market where so many are losing so much, it is hard to find any organization that looks like it will emerge as a clear winner from the current financial turmoil...

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Newsmakers : Aso Bursts Onto World Stage As Recession Hits Home

JAPAN Japanese PM Taro Aso lends a hand in economic recovery. Japanese prime minister Taro Aso may have had his 15 minutes of fame at the Group of 20 summit meeting in Washington last month. With the United ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Newsmakers : Firms Hoard Cash As Crisis Deepens

<p>GLOBAL More companies are tightening the screws on customer credit in the wake of the crunch. As the credit crunch continues to wreak havoc in the corporate and financial worlds and shows clear signs of seeping into the ...</p>

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Newsmakers : Oligarchs Face A Bleak Future

RUSSIA Deripaska: A dramatic turnaround The global financial crisis is sucking Russia’s oligarchs into its vortex. Information provider Bloomberg recently estimated that the combined wealth of the 25 richest Russians had plummeted 62% over the six-month period ended ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Newsmakers : Regulators Focus On Liquidity Risk

GLOBAL McDowall: A more forensic approach to risk is needed. Regulators across the world may soon be pooling information in an attempt to police global banks’ liquidity risk. Managing liquidity risk, which was not high up on the ...

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Features : Roundtable: Custody & Investor Services

SAFE HARBOR CUSTODY & INVESTOR SERVICES Global custodians play a key role in helping their clients weather financial turmoil. Global Finance gathered a group of the industry’s leading players to discuss the implications of—and opportunities presented by—recent events. White: ...