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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...

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Newsmakers : Middle East Looks To Energy Futures

Middle East/United States NYMEXs Steinhause The Middle East has taken formative steps toward the establishment of the regions first energy...