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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Milestones : Future Of Terrorism Insurance Hangs In The Balance

United states Most companies take out some form of professional indemnity, liability and business insurance, but the latest addition to companies’ insurance portfolios is property terrorism insurance. Such products are becoming increasingly prevalent among larger to mid-size US ...

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Newsmakers : Corporate Fraud On The Rise Despite Sox

United states Patrick Taylor: No "perfect solution" for fraud prevention Five years ago, in the wake of the Enron and WorldCom scandals, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) was enacted to prevent financial fraud. However, a recent survey of more than 80 ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Monsoon Fury Inundates India’s Financial Capital

India Indias monsoon:: Too late and too strong In June the Indian markets were worried about the impact of a...

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Features : Terrorism Insurance / Holes in the Safety Net

Despite the lessons learned in recent terror attacks, companies are still unprotected against the catastrophic losses they could face in...

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Features : Vying for a Share of the Islamic Finance Market

Players Vie for a Prime Slice of a Promising Market Global and local banks are jostling for position in a...

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Milestones : Will America’s China Bashers Harm the US Economy?

United States/China When Chinas CNOOC withdrew its $18.5 billion all-cash offer to buy US oil company Unocal in early August,...

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Newsmakers : US Company Sues European Central Bank Over Euro Notes

United States/European Union Pat White Just when currency traders thought the euro was about to get over its recent woes,...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets : Fund Focuses On India’s Yuppies

NEWS S.V. Prasad Mumbai-based Birla Mutual Fund is launching the Birla India GenNext Fund, which will invest in equities of...

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Features : Brazil’s Trailblazers Continue To Drive Innovation In Adr Market

Despite political turmoil at home, many American Depository Receipts (ADRs) of Brazilian companies are doing well, thanks to strong liquidity...

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Features : Country Report: Turkey

Turkey Ponders Future After Euro No Votes Turkeys frantic rush to conform to European standards is faltering as the EU...

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Features : Regional Focus: ASEAN

Asean Countries Find Joy in Unity South East Asias regional trade alliance is looking for ways to promote intra-regional cooperation...

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Milestones : Citigroup-legg Mason Deal Sends Message To Wall Street

United States Citigroups Charles Prince The time was, not so many years ago, when the stock market was soaring, that...