As a corporate banker or commercial banker, you may wonder why you would need to take some commercial lending training. After all, you’ve learned the basics of financial statement analysis in university and most likely you’ve undergone some kind of basic training internally to get you started. But, is it enough to make you stand …
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A capital market is a market (both domestic or international) where entities such as companies, financial institutions, and governments borrow and/or invest money. The key role of a capital market is to act as a vehicle for borrowers (parties seeking to raise financing) to easily and efficiently access investors (parties with surplus funds looking to …
By William B. Allen Global markets today are, unfortunately, obfuscated by much confusing terminology and conventions – some of which are relics from the distant past. There is perhaps no better example than the term “Eurodollar” (often abbreviated “ED”). With the advent of the single European currency named the Euro only a few years ago, …
By William B. Allen Today, Asian corporations, banks, and governments are scouring the world?s capital markets for efficient sources of financing. Yet, how should these issuers decide what is best amongst the many choices that range from equity to equity-linked to debt structures in either local Asian or international markets and how to develop a …
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