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January 2003

January 2003

Quest for returns leads to forex

Euromoney January 2003

Years of heavy losses from traditional assets are prompting investors to seek new havens for their money. Overlay managers sing the praises of going beyond hedging to invest actively in forex.

Ecuador

Noboa’s fatallegacy

Euromoney January 2003

Despite the supposed fiscal rectitude demanded by dollarization, Ecuador has once again spent itself into trouble.

US M&A

Triple exchange clears the line

Euromoney January 2003

A complex debt exchange during a merger transaction saved AT&T Broadband and Comcast the expense and the hassle of raising new debt. Bankers won’t want other companies to follow suit.

Russia

Browder rides the wave

Euromoney January 2003

A pioneer of foreign investment in post-Soviet Russia, Bill Browder has battled with corporate misdeeds and tracked the “bad guys” to take his Hermitage fund up 446% since 1996.

Taking on the big two

Euromoney January 2003

Bank reform in Russia is hampered by the dominance of the two big state-owned banks, neither of which can be speedily rationalized or sold off without disruption. So although the central bank is now intent on regulatory activism it is seeking to enable competition rather than enforce it.

The rush for retail

Euromoney January 2003

Russky Standart raises consumer credit’s spirits

Euromoney January 2003

Russia’s middle class see value in bricks and mortar

Euromoney January 2003

Pension reform promises boom for asset managers

Euromoney January 2003

Empowering the market

Euromoney January 2003

Russia’s central bank is launching a controversial new scheme aimed at creating stability and competition. Deputy central bank chairman Andrei Kozlov explains why the reforms are needed.

Poland

The golden mandate

Euromoney January 2003

The volume and sophistication of Poland’s debt strategy last year made it the golden mandate for emerging-market debt teams. And they’ll be chasing Poland hard in 2003. But could its public debt prove too large even for this masterful finance ministry to handle?

Central and eastern Europe review of the year

Inventiveness keeps deals flowing

Euromoney January 2003

CEE issues have innovated on several fronts this year. Bulgaria made Europe’s first Brady exchange, Poland revived sterling sovereign issues and Gazprom launched Russia’s biggest ever domestic corporate bond.

Kazakhstan

Investors heed oil funding row

Euromoney January 2003

A dispute over the funding of oil pipeline development pinpoints increasing tension between foreign investors and the Kazakh authorities that may hamper the development of offshore Caspian oil resources.

Oil fuels Caspian carve-up

Euromoney January 2003

Shaky structure maintains a growth rush

Euromoney January 2003

Kazakhstan has had a good run, but the easy things have been done and the strong economic growth of the past two years has eased. The republic is banging up against a ceiling that will only be breached if there is more reform.

Germany

Time for a reality check

Euromoney January 2003

HVB and Commerzbank face an awful choice: lend more to German companies and rack up those NPLs, or stop lending, induce more bankruptcies and drive away customers.

Falling over backwards for the Mittelstand

Euromoney January 2003

Things may get better in Bavaria

Euromoney January 2003

Credit derivatives

Who rules whom?

Euromoney January 2003

Is the burgeoning credit derivatives market still best seen as a hedging device? Or have some participants turned it to unfair advantage over bond investors on the basis of what amounts to inside information?

Equity trading

Fund managers look to alternatives

Euromoney January 2003

With trading costs bearing down on them, UK fund managers are tentatively exploring the savings offered by alternative trading venues.

Islamic finance awards

Financial engineering for ethical investors

Euromoney January 2003

Islamic law once forced Muslims to make do with poor investment returns. Now, complex Shariah-compliant structures are burgeoning to add value. We look at the market leaders.

A glossary of contracts used in Islamic finance

Euromoney January 2003

Riba, Gharar, Murabaha, abba, Ijarah, Salam, Istina, Sukuk, Mudarabah, Musharaka, Takaful

Islamic finance moves into the mainstream

Euromoney January 2003

Editorial

Front end

Lehman in a stew over saucy chef

Euromoney January 2003

Pakistan’s stellar year

Euromoney January 2003

Boom and busts at Citibank

Euromoney January 2003

Watch those core assets

Euromoney January 2003

Equity analyst fingers unions

Euromoney January 2003

Hong Kong argy bargy

Euromoney January 2003

Market monitor

Will mandatories catch on in Europe?

Euromoney January 2003

Convertibles

Euro challenge for MTS

Euromoney January 2003

Indices

Corporates prove tricky for TradeWeb

Euromoney January 2003

E-finance

ECNs and Nasdaq square up for round two

Euromoney January 2003

Electronic trading

Emerging markets

Mexico and Russia oil the Embi wheels

Euromoney January 2003

Bond performance

Smooth sale prompts disbelief

Euromoney January 2003

Indonesia

Tackling the FDI headache

Euromoney January 2003

India

Against the tide

Financial lawyer

Bankers win court battle for the future of lending

Euromoney January 2003

A recent UK court judgment has stopped minority lenders blocking a workout because it is not in their interests. Rob Mannix explains why the ruling is good news for the banking industry

People

Karl Bergqwist

Euromoney January 2003

Head of credit research, Gartmore

Edmund Truell

Euromoney January 2003

CEO, Duke Street Capital


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