Capital Markets Archives - International Finance

Start-up of the Week: Through cloud help, Clear Street eyes transforming brokerage ecosystem

IFM CorrespondentMay 1, 2024

by IFM CorrespondentMay 1, 2024

Clear Street's scalable prime brokerage platform provides optimal clearing and custody solutions for market participants, without limitations on firm size, return profile, or strategy...

Banking and Finance Featured

NI Capital is stimulating Egypt’s capital markets

International Finance Business DeskJanuary 6, 2021January 13, 2021

by International Finance Business DeskJanuary 6, 2021January 13, 2021

The recent acquisition of Arabeya Online has transformed the company into a full-fledged investment bank with a host of services...

Finance

China says it won’t resort to strong stimulus but will keep liquidity ample

International Finance DeskAugust 22, 2018

by International Finance DeskAugust 22, 2018

The country’s central bank said in a statement on Tuesday that it will not resort to strong stimulus and keep liquidity ample instead, to support companies under financial severity...

Technology

Lendingblock announces partnership with Octagon Strategy Limited

International Finance DeskJune 26, 2018

by International Finance DeskJune 26, 2018

Asia-Pacific’s largest digital asset brokerage joins Lendingblock Institutional Advisory Group...

Banking Technology

Synechron partners with Misys

International Finance DeskJune 9, 2017

by International Finance DeskJune 9, 2017

Will develop two Centres of Excellence focused on Capital Markets and Corporate Banking to support clients in the US, Europe, Middle East and India...

Business Leaders

The Rise of a Telecom Billionaire

International Finance DeskOctober 1, 2016

by International Finance DeskOctober 1, 2016

Carlos Slim’s net worth is equivalent to 7 % of Mexico’s GDP and for Bill Gate’s to have a same grip on the U.S. economy he would need 909 billion and own Alocoa, Philip Morris, DoNuts, Citi Bank, Marriott and Jet Blue....

Finance Islamic Banking

More sovereign sukuk on the way

International Finance DeskSeptember 23, 2016

by International Finance DeskSeptember 23, 2016

This was the opinion of delegates at the IFM’s summit on Islamic finance - Tim Evershed...

Finance Islamic Banking

Islamic funds are not just an alternative

International Finance DeskSeptember 22, 2016

by International Finance DeskSeptember 22, 2016

Their success is turning them into a source of competition for the conventional funds industry Camille Paldi September 22, 2015: More than 750 Islamic Investment Funds have been established around the world with assets under management (“AUM”) totaling approximately $60 billion compared to 70,000 conventional funds with AUM of $19trillion. Currently, a wide variety of...

Uncategorized

Oman SME Summit 2015: Opportunities galore

International Finance DeskSeptember 21, 2016

by International Finance DeskSeptember 21, 2016

As the Gulf nation presses ahead with diversifying its oil-dependent economy, be there on September 13-14 to see what’s in it for you In today’s fast-paced and dynamic market environment, SMEs undoubtedly play a vital role. Though the term needs no explanation, for the sake of clarity, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are non-subsidiary, independent...

Economy

Brazil takes a $27 billion hit

International Finance DeskSeptember 17, 2016

by International Finance DeskSeptember 17, 2016

That’s the cost of the Petrobras scandal to the world’s seventh largest economy Kamilia Lahrichi April 8, 2015: The Petrobras oil scandal, which sparked massive protests across Brazil against the government’s corruption and the economic slowdown, has cost $27.1 billion to the GDP of the world’s seventh largest economy, according to an April 2015 study...