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A charmed life
Credit rating agencies are enjoying a heady irony: the very process that before rewarded uncertain financial products is now generating significant revenues 'rating' the risk of buying corporate and government debt More »
Asset protection
In some countries, intellectual property
and copyright is tantamount to the “right to copy”, but counterfeit goods and piracy cost companies billions of dollars in
lost revenue. However, there are signs that enforcement may be improving More »
The impact of the G20
The London Summit, it was hoped, would provide the groundwork for a coherent global strategy to deal with the current financial crisis. Amidst reports of the scale of IMF investment we ask whether this was the day the world came together; or did they? More »
A bleak future
The deepening crisis in company pension schemes is prompting companies not just to close their defined contribution schemes to new members, but to scrap the schemes altogether More »
Car cash crash
When one of the world's leading car manufacturers is forced into bankruptcy, it does not take a genius to realise that the industry is in trouble. So far, most other major manufacturers have managed to stay afloat, but for how much longer? More »
How Mugabe wrecked his nation's dollar
While central bankers all over the world fight to revive the financial sector, their colleague in the stricken state of Zimbabwe has done exactly the opposite More »
Australia's cold shoulder
Australia-Sino trade relations strain as new investment guidelines put a fresh twist on an age old debate. Overlapping and separate issues still sit on the table More »
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Sunday 8th November
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Crunch costs
The credit crunch is likely to result in more regulation and increased litigation, writes Neil Baker More »Into the unknown
Amid concerns about a US slowdown and global political instability, the World Economic Forum is forecasting the highest levels of uncertainty for a decade More »World Markets
Do we need the IMF?
Once dominated by neoliberal ideology, the financial crisis is returning the IMF to its Keynesian roots, Neil Baker More »Charting a new map
The financial crisis has forced a redraw of the pipeline map for EMEA, says Harry Wilson More »Banking
Plugging the leaks
The case for real change has been made by Obama, he may have tempered his rhetoric, but there's still hope that he'll follow through with the workings of the US financial system More »The rising sun
Japanese banks take steps overseas, gingerly, according to David Dolan More »Corporate Practices
Ethical business
Years of regulatory and investor pressure for companies to take environmental, social, ethical and governance issues more seriously look as if they might have paid off More »On the boards
The long and luxuriant holiday that has been the life of the average broker is over, with some hard work and tough graft on the horizon More »Technology
Fly me home, James
Fuel prices are rising and many airlines are cutting back on routes. Yet corporate aviation seems to soar far above such every-day concerns such as the price of oil or passenger demand More »The cultural revolution
How has the internet broken down barriers and is it always for the greater good? More »2009 World Finance Awards
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