Is aging Uncle Sam being pushed aside by the red dragon?

The number of North Koreans seeking refuge in the South has dropped as the country’s economy has improved suggesting citizens are more content

Each year, millions of pounds in damages are ordered to be paid by judges in both litigation and arbitration cases go unpaid, making the court order for the winning side a worthless piece of paper

North Koreans have long been sent abroad to work and now so more than ever as international sanctions limit the country’s trade abilities

With shifting sands in the financial system many are questioning the structure on which its build

Wall Street, tired of the government “overreaching” in its enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act recently formed a lobbying effort to fight back

With financial innovation steaming ahead, regulators have struggled, and technology may have been their greatest enemy

Ponzi schemes – most have heard of the massive Madoff scandal but how can organisations or individuals spot the frauds that work under the radar?

Banker bashing has become a public sport over the last decade and while some has been justified, one economist argues that we need them more than ever

As the globalisation trend of M&A approaches its third decade – with of course a blip in the road during the financial crisis, firms in a number of major industries have gathered instinct for investing externally. But this type of growth famously can go wrong

Standardisation, simplification and transparency within the shadow banking sector is needed to support the healthy functioning of capital markets says a recent CFA Institute study

With its economy growing faster than China’s and a business-friendly prime minister, India may appear an enticing prospect to foreign investors. But ranking 142 on the World Banks ease of doing business report the country still seems to have a way to go

China’s shadow banking assets are estimated to have reached 41trn yuan by the end of 2014, representing 65 percent of the nation’s GDP