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It is hard not to wonder if Standard & Poor's (S&P) has been gloating through the latest US debt ceiling fiasco.

There was a time when the heady combination of economic liberalisation and technology seemed fated to drive ever-increasing volumes of goods, capital and people across borders. Global cross-border capital flows, for example – including lending, foreign direct investment, and equity and bond purchases – rose from $0.5 trillion in 1980 to a peak of $11.8 trillion in 2007, according to the McKinsey Global Institute.

Qihoo 360's convertible bond was not only the first this year but also the largest ever such offering from a US-listed Chinaco.

Just another example of one size not fitting all The implementation of a single supervisory mechanism (SSM) in Europe could provoke an over-simplification of prudential regulation in the region, an Association for Financial Markets in Europe (Afme) advisor and non-executive director has warned. The SSM mechanism transfers responsibility for approximately 130 of the biggest European-based banks from eurozone national authorities to the European Central Bank (ECB). The Bank will also be responsible for the overall oversight of prudential supervision in the eurozone.

The Korea Financial Services Commission's (FSC) recent launch of a stock exchange focused on raising capital for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could show EU policymakers how they can spur the bloc's return to growth.

Still the poster child for equity market reform

The $24.9 billion leveraged buyout (LBO) of the US IT company Dell, by its founder Michael Dell and the private equity firm Silver Lake Management, completed in September following months of negotiations.

One of Europe's senior political figures has said that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will not provide the region with the major funding required to return it to growth.

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