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Wealth Management

Emerging East Asian bond yields fall as region withstands global uncertainty

This covers the period from December 31 to mid-February Bond yields in emerging East Asian markets fell between December 31 and mid-February despite the risk of accelerated pace of interest rate hikes in the United States (US), the Asia Bond Monitor of Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. “Emerging East Asia’s improved growth outlook and strong...
Commodity

Time for a multi-dimensional analysis of the H1 visa

Immigration expert analyses the problem from a business point of view Steven Riznyk March 20, 2017: The H1b visa has made it to the news through the recent halt to Premium Processing. The impact has created an opportunity for analysis that will hopefully create some positive changes for the H1b visa (usually referred to as...
Banking

Challenges for Islamic finance in the USA

The biggest challenge is the First Amendment of the US Constitution Camille Paldi  March 14, 2017: With proper regulation, legislation, and dispute resolution, Islamic finance, sukuk (Islamic bond) and takaful (Islamic insurance) have tremendous possibilities in the United States at this moment in time. Modes of Islamic finance, including musharakah, mudharabah, murabahah, tawarruq, salam, and istisna’a, can enhance the capitalist performance of...
Commodity

Why more women enroll in Business Master’s than MBA programs

New white paper examines motivations and the biggest challenges women face in the business school application journey March 8, 2017: Globally, women represent a greater share of the applicant pool than men in many of the business master’s programs, such as marketing, accounting and management. Women, however, are still underrepresented in MBA classrooms in the...