—Bob Birnbaum, a former president of the New York Stock Exchange, on the qualities of William J. Brodsky, chairman and ceo of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, who is to receive the Outstanding Contribution Award at the Global Derivatives Awards ceremony on Sept. 19, 2013 at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park in London.
India is on track for a record year of IPOs. Global tech giants continue to plough capital into a fast-growing consumer economy that is investing heavily in ensuring it’s a major player — along with the US and China — in an AI-first world
As the largest multilateral funder of climate investments in developing countries, the World Bank Group is urgently needed by people suffering from the effects of global warming. With its largest shareholder unenthusiastic about climate issues, the Bank will need to act wisely if it is to keep helping them