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An executive perspective on global capital markets: A McKinsey Survey

• In a McKinsey Quarterly survey, executives report significant recent improvements in their company's financing options and in the development of their country's financial systems.
• They are also overwhelmingly positive about the globalization of capital markets.
• Faltering pension systems and the level of government regulation are the areas of the financial system most needing further improvement, respondents say.