Kesko is the leading Finnish provider of trading sector services and a highly valued listed company, with some 2,000 stores engaged in chain operations in eight countries

Spread betting has transformed Britain’s retail trading landscape – and promises to do so further in the coming years.
Dominic Picarda looks at some emerging trends in the industry

As an advisor to more than $800m in tax deferred annuity, mutual
funds and ETFs through Dorsey Wright Associates, the company he created 25 years ago, Tom Dorsey lays down the investment law at DIF Broker as well. He tells World Finance why investing in rules is the way of the future

The International Collective Investment Schemes will provide investors with tax incentives, writes Areti Charidemou

Mexichem’s acquisitions in Latin America have had a synergistic effect

Virtual data rooms are tools for buyers too, say Paul Hartzell, Forrest Doane and Adam Kuritzky

A sustained slump in trading is threatening to wreck the nascent recovery at investment banks this year after many markets have failed to bounce back from the traditional summer slowdown, writes Tim Cave

Initially the preserve of major financial institutions, contracts for difference (CFDs) have become something of a global trading phenomenon over the past ten years. We explore the rise in popularity of CFDs

After consolidating itself as a market leader in Brazil, TOTVS
has begun investing in the international market place

Corporate Governance is important for Turkey’s prosperity, and will become more important for foreign investors. World Finance spoke to telecoms giant in the region, Turkcell

The e-Gaming landscape in 2010 will see a revival through
innovation, writes Garth Kimber