With the economy growing and the hosting of the World Cup and Olympics in the next few years, the foreign language market in Brazil is booming.
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U.S. SEC Chair Wants Foreign Regulation Be Applied for Cross Border Trades
SEC chairman Elisse Walter urged during video conference at the annual forum of the Australian Securities and Investment Commission that foreign regulation should be applied for cross-border trades.
Argentina Institutes New Regulations for Mutual Fund Investments
Argentina has recently instituted new regulation for investments to curb capital flight and retain dollars.
SEC Chairman Proposes Regulations For Cross Border Trading
SEC Chairman Elise Walter proposes foreign regulatory guidelines for cross border trading especially with over the counter derivatives trades.
Standard Chartered Eyes Buyout of Egyptian Bank
Standard is considering to buy a bank in Egypt as it sees economic stability in the country. Standard Chartered plans to buy an Egyptian bank to benefit from the booming lending sector of the Middle East, regional head Christos Papadopoulos said.
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Itau' Unibanco emerges as top global debt manager according to Thomson Reuters data. Brazilian banks raced ahead of its foreign competition in the management of global debt offerings from both its government and fellow companies in 2012.
The slowdown in world markets and the decline of the US Dollar value against other currencies is a recipe for problems post 2008.
Investors are pulling away from investing money in funds, instead they co-investment alongside private equity companies.
Leveraged buyouts backed by private equity involved big names since financial crises. Leveraged buyouts backed by private equity have now caught world's attention as they continue to emerge since the economic meltdown.
SS&C's FRI indicate lower than average levels but may increase due to Cyprus meltdown. According to the SS&C GlobeOp's Forward Redemption Indicator, client pullout of money from hedge funds is expected to rise further as investors grow antsy about the debt crisis in Cyprus.
JP Morgan is the top M&A adviser for deals above US$10 billion for the first quarter of 2013. After having worked on all of the biggest transactions announced since the start of 2013, JP Morgan Chase & Co is the acclaimed top firm for the first quarter.
Investors in Spain have been focusing on bond sale, saying that they are not worried over the turmoil in Cyprus.
India eases its restrictions on foreign institutional investors or FIIs for bonds issues in the country.
