Tag "Capital markets"
Europe
Finance
Direct lending dawns in Europe
A revolution of the European corporate financing model is underway. As banks retrench and downsize in the face of new regulation and burdened balance sheets, direct lending is emerging as
Europe
Finance
Financial markets look to European policymakers
European policymakers are initiating a smoothing of regulatory burdens on investors. But political risks like the Brexit and a politically motivated Tax on Financial Transactions threaten to counter this tantalizing
Economics
Europe
Four ways sanctions on Russia may be intensified
In the aftermath of the recent MH17 crash, it is all but certain that international pressure on Russia will be ramped up. Here are four ways it might happen. The
