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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Words Of Wisdom: Chandran Nair, Global Institute For Tomorrow

THE ASIAN CENTURY By Thomas Clouse Chandran Nair is the founder of independent think tank Global Institute for Tomorrow and co-founder and chairman of social investment firm Avantage Ventures. Global Finance: What key trends defined the past 25 ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Words Of Wisdom: Channa De Silva, LR Global

PEARL OF THE INDIAN OCEAN By Kim Iskyan Channa de Silva heads up LR Global Sri Lanka Asset Management, a top Sri Lankan private equity firm. He was previously CEO of the country's Securities Exchange Commission and executive ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Words Of Wisdom: Charles Beazley, Nikko Asset Management

GRAVITATIONAL PULL By Michael Shari A British veteran of Merrill Lynch, Charles Beazley became chairman and CEO of Nikko Asset Management, which is majority owned by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust, in March. Headquartered in Tokyo, Nikko AM manages $158 billion ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Words Of Wisdom: Guo Guangchang, Fosun Group

INTERNATIONAL VISION By Andrea Fiano Guo Guangchang is the chairman of Chinese conglomerate Fosun Group. Fosun International was established in 1992 and now ranks among China's top 100 enterprises. Global Finance: What key changes defined the past 25 ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Words Of Wisdom: Saad Mohseni, Moby Group

TRANSITION AND TRANSFORMATION By Valentina Pasquali Saad Mohseni is the chairman of Moby Group, Afghanistan's largest media conglomerate. Mohseni founded the company in 2002 upon returning home to Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban. Global Finance: What ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Words Of Wisdom: Yoshio Nakamura, Keidanren

BREAKING BARRIERS By Michael Shari Yoshio Nakamura is the director general of Nippon Keidanren, the Japan Industry Federation—the main voice representing large industry in the country. Global Finance: What developments have most shaped Japan’s economy over the past ...

Banking

Cover: Will Japan Regain Its Greatness?

WILL JAPAN REGAIN ITS GREATNESS? By Michael Shari Business is trying to resurrect Asia's economic miracle a year and a half after the Tohoku tragedy. Tokyo is enjoying a long-deserved renaissance. Young professionals are converging from all ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Emerging Markets Roundup: China

CHINESE EXPORTS DEFY EXPECTATIONS By Thomas Clouse China has given its banks more freedom to determine their own interest rates by declaring in June that banks could offer lenders rates as low as 80% of the official rate ...

Features

Special Report: Afghanistan

A LETTER FROM KABUL By Valentina Pasquali The sense of anticipation is mounting in the Afghan capital of Kabul as the country gears up for a crucial double transition to take place in 2014. It is the ...

Banking

Fed Allows Chinese Bank To Acquire US Banking Assets

MILESTONES: UNITED STATES / CHINA By Gordon Platt The Federal Reserve gave its seal of approval to China’s system of bank regulation and unanimously approved the first-ever takeover of a US retail bank by a state-owned Chinese bank. Photo ...

Banking

Sector Report: Chinese Banking

YIELDING STATE CONTROL By Arthur Clennam Breaking the monopoly of China's big banks is only an idea for now, but one that the government knows it cannot ignore. Premier Wen Jiabao, second-most-powerful member of China's standing committee ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

PetroChina Surpasses Exxon In Oil Production

MILESTONES: CHINA By Valentina Pasquali Energy demand in emerging countries has skyrocketed in recent years due to rapid economic growth. In China, oil production has followed suit, although not at the same pace. The country remains a net importer. ...