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Best Internet Banks 2012: Round 1

ANNUAL SURVEY: TRAILBLAZERS By Adam Rombel In the first of a two-part series, Global Finance identifies the top online corporate and consumer banks by country and regionally by product and service category. As it has annually for ...

Banking

Canada: Maple Group Finally Wins In TMX Takeover Battle

MILESTONES: CANADA By Erik Heinrich The takeover of Canadian stock market operator TMX Group by Maple Group, a consortium of financial institutions, was approved by TMX's shareholders, bringing to a close more than a year of sometimes acrimonious ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Treasury & Cash Management: Annual Directory Of TCM Service Suppliers

DIRECTORY Our annual listing of TCM service and solution providers Banking Service Providers Bank of America Merrill Lynch CONTACT : Paul Simpson, Head of Global Transaction Services EMAIL : gcbkmarketing@bankofamerica.com www.corp.bankofamerica.com ING CONTACT : Willem Dokkum, ...

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WORLD’S SAFEST BANKS IN NORTH AMERICA 2012

GLOBAL FINANCE names theWorld’s Safest Banks 2012 inNorth America NEW YORK, August 16, 2012 Global Finance magazine ( GF mag.com)...

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WORLD’S BEST CORPORATE/INSTITUTIONAL INTERNET BANKS IN NORTH AMERICA 2012

Global Finance names the 2012 World’s Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks in North America NEW YORK, July 27, 2012 Global Finance...

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WORLD’S BEST CONSUMER INTERNET BANKS IN NORTH AMERICA 2012

Global Finance names the 2012 World’s Best Consumer Internet Banks in North America NEW YORK, July 20, 2012 Global Finance...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Former FDIC Head Launches Her Latest Crusade

NEWSMAKERS: UNITED STATES By Luca Ventura Sheila Bair is determined to turn up the heat on regulators and accelerate financial reforms. Bair: protecting the US economy from the next crisis Photo Credit : ALBERT H. TEICH/ Shutterstock.com ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Small Firms Take On Big Four Accountants Fee Model

MILESTONES: UNITED STATES By Paula Green US tech firms, including Google And Twitter, are taking advantage of a new model for accounting and tax services. A stripped-down, low-cost solution is gaining in popularity among Silicon Valley tech ...

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

Islamic Financing Facility To Be Tested By US Courts

MILESTONES: MIDDLE EAST / US By Anita Hawser The ability of US bankruptcy law to handle shariah-compliant structures is being tested after Bahraini firm Arcapita Bank’s decision in March to file for bankruptcy protection in the US. Business ...

News

The Still-Seamy Underbelly Of Energy Trading

NEWSMAKERS: UNITED STATES By Gordon Platt As the tide went out for natural gas prices, it revealed that the seamy underbelly of the energy-trading business hasn’t changed a great deal since the days of Enron. McClendon ran a hedge ...

News

Thorsten Heins Hits First Stumbling Block At RIM

NEWSMAKERS: CANADA By Luca Ventura On March 29, telecoms company Research In Motion posted its first loss in seven years. Tough road ahead for RIM chief Thorsten Heins Photo Credit : REUTERS/EDUARDO MUNOZ It was not what shareholders had ...