finance and banking

Finance and banking

Global Economic Recovery Too Reliant on Central Bank Liquidity, Warns the IIF

11-Mar-13

Political and policy uncertainties have intensified in the last month, strengthening the headwinds against the nascent global economic recovery, warns the Institute of International Finance.

High Growth Market Companies Set to Inject Dynamism into M&A Deals

08-Mar-13

A rise in the number of high growth market (HGM) companies investing into mature markets is set to inject a new dynamism into cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the coming years, says PwC in a new report.

Lending in Qianhai Positive for Hong Kong Banks, Says Moody's

07-Mar-13

Moody's Investors Service says the Chinese government's move to allow Hong Kong banks to make direct offshore RMB loans to enterprises registered in Qianhai in southern China will create a new outlet for their surplus offshore RMB funds, as well as expand their presence in the Mainland.

Global Corporate Default Rate Remains Low in 2012 Despite More Defaults

07-Mar-13

Against a macroeconomic backdrop of a continued economic uncertainty in Europe, corporate defaults among Moody's-rated issuers were up in 2012, the rating agency says.

China Forces Compulsory Insurance on Heavy Polluters

04-Mar-13

China will force heavily polluting enterprises to join an environmental liability insurance system to ensure they can provide adequate compensation for any damages caused.

Local Currency Funding of Emerging Asian Countries Imparts Stability

04-Mar-13

Emerging Asian countries, excluding China, will continue to fund themselves overwhelmingly from their domestic markets in local currency, using foreign currency debt for just 5% of their total gross financing needs.

M&A: China Remains The Top Acquirer Nation Among High Growth Nations

01-Mar-13

China is now on a four year streak as the most acquisitive high growth nation, significantly ahead of the second placed nation.

2012 Equity Markets Show Signs of Sustainability

01-Mar-13

The Philippines and Thailand were among the emerging markets that delivered the highest average total shareholder return (TSR) in 2012.

Chinese Renminbi is No. 13 in World Payments Currency Ranking; Overtakes Russian Rouble

28-Feb-13

China's currency, the RMB, continues its ascension towards becoming a major international payments currency, according to SWIFT’s latest RMB tracker.

Building a Finance Center of Excellence

28-Feb-13

This IBM white paper aims to help CFOs understand the value of a Finance Center of Excellence and how it might work in an organisation

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