The truth about Asian investment banking
China’s $1.7 trillion hangover

China’s $1.7 trillion hangover

Up to 40% of China’s $1.7 trillion LGFV loans are at high risk of default. What’s a panicking Beijing to do?

June 2010

Investment banking: UBS takes first step on Brazilian comeback trail

Bank rebuilds in Latin nation; Hopes to gain investment banking licence soon


"US banks invested or divested depending on the economic cycle. We didn’t do that. We left because we had capital issues"

Raul Esquivel, UBS

Senior UBS officials are confident that the Swiss firm’s acquisition of a boutique Brazilian broker last month is the first step towards reclaiming its position as one of the country’s leading investment banks.

"We expect to get back to the top again," says Raul Esquivel, head of Latin America for UBS’s investment bank, following its acquisition of Link Investimentos, a broker-dealer that specializes mostly in equities, for about $112 million.

The deal...


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