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By Cecilia Valente and Joel Dimmock Investment banks, muscling their way in to the market for hedging pension risks, are on course for marriages of convenience with specialist buyout firms as they

. Dr. Jim Leontiades CIIM Business School The financial crisis has brought with it many changes but none so strange or so far reaching as that taking place now within the global

. When dining out, we always look for details of good service and it is such a pleasure when a restaurant makes a point of seeking customers’ opinions (other than the dreadful,

UBS GUEST COMMENT   BY CONSTANTIN VAYENAS Every economic cycle expands our vocabulary. The 1990s were the years of “irrational exuberance,” ending in the 2000-01 downturn dubbed the “shallow recession.” The recovery

. With less than four weeks to go before the European Parliament elections, now is the time to urge future MEPs to commit to end corporate dominance over EU decision-making. The nearly-40

. Over the years, contrary to the views of sceptics who have been calling for more scrutiny of family businesses, a series of investigations has found family-controlled, quoted firms are outperforming their

Higher regulation, slower growth, says EIU Capitalism entering new era of lower risk tolerance Higher regulation, slower growth, says EIU After close to 30 years of light-touch regulation, globalisation and free-markets, many

By Jason Benham and Sinead Cruise European investors have mothballed plans to invest in Dubai's bombed-out property in favour of more familiar and mature markets, prolonging the emirate's maiden bust until at

By Grant McCool High-profile New York lawyer Marc Dreier pleaded guilty on Monday to criminal charges of running a $400 million investment fraud involving fake promissory notes, and a judge released him

. BY OZAY MEHMET Before uncorking the champagne bottle to celebrate, the Greek Cypriot side should take a realistic step back and ask: What exactly has been won? And what comes next?