A ruling in MPM Silicones' Chapter 11 proceedings could be detrimental to the amount secured lenders in future reorganisations can expect to be repaid.
Investors that own a quantity of stock below its index weight may a pose greater and more immediate threat to companies than growing activism or short sellers, one of the OECD's independent advisers has warned. Underweight shareholders, as they are known, may own a large voting stake in a company like activists, but like a short seller they are hoping for a fall in the stock's value. This, in turn, allows them to raise their performance against a benchmark.
Boards may get more power to thwart takeover bids if a proposal by the country’s securities administrator is adopted next year. Notice of the proposal was released on September 11, with the full version expected in early 2015
The senior counsel at the World Bank’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency discusses how measures enabling investors to offset risk in emerging economies are being implemented
The managing director of Macquarie Capital’s debt capital markets says the mix of funding models in project finance will need to grow if the sector is to advance
