
Is bribery part of life on Wall Street?
Wall Street, tired of the government “overreaching” in its enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act recently formed a lobbying effort to fight back
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Reconsidering finance 2: How far have we come from Black-Scholes?
With financial innovation steaming ahead, regulators have struggled, and technology may have been their greatest enemy

How to spot a ponzi scheme
Ponzi schemes – most have heard of the massive Madoff scandal but how can organisations or individuals spot the frauds that work under the radar?

Reconsidering finance 1: Where do derivatives sit?
Banker bashing has become a public sport over the last decade and while some has been justified, one economist argues that we need them more than ever

Keeping M&A on track, seek decent project management
As the globalisation trend of M&A approaches its third decade – with of course a blip in the road during the financial crisis, firms in a number of major industries have gathered instinct for investing externally. But this type of growth famously can go wrong

Can shadow banking enable market based finance?
Standardisation, simplification and transparency within the shadow banking sector is needed to support the healthy functioning of capital markets says a recent CFA Institute study

World Bank ease of doing business “numbers just numbers” for India
With its economy growing faster than China’s and a business-friendly prime minister, India may appear an enticing prospect to foreign investors. But ranking 142 on the World Banks ease of doing business report the country still seems to have a way to go

China internalises, shifts, and grows long term
China’s shadow banking assets are estimated to have reached 41trn yuan by the end of 2014, representing 65 percent of the nation’s GDP

Cuba – the next frontier of global business?
With softening relations between Cuba and the US, is the Caribbean island country the next frontier of global business?

Nightingale: China could be heading to a recession
Economist argues slow growth has reduced to stagnation in the Asian Tiger nation

Cuba: A change in philosophy
With President Obama’s announcement in December that the US is normalising relations with Cuba the world is watching to see whether the 54-year-old US trade and investment embargo against the Caribbean island country will be lifted

Nightingale: US interest hike frightens China
Economist argues China’s once overwhelming confidence in its economy has been replaced with looming fear of a depression

Obama’s legacy: Heightened costs and decreased risk
The election campaign is underway in the US, FIBA comments on what that means for financial services