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It’s a truism that hindsight is 20/20 vision. But those who spot the signals of turning markets are visionaries and those who act on these signals are true geniuses. Second-quarter 2008 compensation expense dropped by 15% compared with a year earlier but net income declined by 300%. Am I the only person w
Published June 2008 euromoney.com
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Abu Dhabi Investment Authority:
Published June 2008 euromoney.com
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Prospects for the world’s top banks once again vary from region to region, though they remain unambiguously interconnected. The world’s largest banks 2008
Published June 2008 euromoney.com
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Published June 2008 Liquid real estate Issue 06
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Published June 2008 Liquid real estate Issue 06
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Published June 2008 Liquid real estate Issue 06
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Published June 2008 Liquid real estate Issue 06
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The Angolan government wants foreign companies to divest part of their stakes in their subsidiaries to the country’s wealthiest companies as part of its strategy to localize key assets.
Euromoney June 2008
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Euromoney June 2008
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Malayan Bank, Malaysia’s biggest lender, has acquired 15% of Pakistan’s MCB Bank, Pakistan’s fourth-largest bank by asset value. This is the Malaysian bank’s third acquisition in Asia in two months and the largest banking acquisition in Pakistan.
Euromoney June 2008
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The region’s importance could mean more banking officials relocating there.
Euromoney June 2008
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Reaz Islam, head of Citi’s Falcon Strategies hedge funds, is leaving the bank.
Euromoney June 2008
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Kuwait Projects Company (Kipco) has decided to reorganize its financial services holdings.
Euromoney June 2008
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Having been hit by a series of defections in recent months, Deutsche Bank has acquired a new head for its Russian business.
Euromoney June 2008
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One of the many things that got forgotten during the LBO boom was that mezzanine is a risky product.
Euromoney June 2008
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High-ticket foreign purchases by Tata Steel and Hindalco have grabbed the headlines but India’s SMEs are also increasingly acquisitive. Cash-rich, or funded by enthusiastic local banks or foreign investors, they are taking advantage of turmoil in the US. Elliot Wilson reports.
Euromoney June 2008
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The market has discovered that it’s not just about platform technology.
Euromoney June 2008
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New president Ma Ying-jeou is intent on improving relations with the People’s Republic of China, with likely benefits for business, especially in financial services. Chris Wright reports.
Euromoney June 2008
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Euromoney June 2008
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Euromoney June 2008
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Euromoney June 2008
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Despite conflicting views on the state of the economy and uncertainty caused by political unrest, banks are riding high on mortgage lending and consumer loans. There is still huge untapped potential for credit cards. High interest rates remain the fly in the ointment, however. Julian Marshall reports.
Euromoney June 2008
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It was all going so well. In the past three years the Philippines has been the poster child of emerging markets fiscal policy, turning a crippling deficit into an almost balanced budget. But having done all the hard work, its achievements might all be derailed, thanks to the soaring oil price and rising food
Euromoney June 2008
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Many voices have called an end to structured credit. And yet, amid the continued retrenchment and fallout from several years of excessive activity, there are signs that this structuring technique is far from dead: its proponents are merely reshaping the technology. Alex Chambers reports.
Euromoney June 2008
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After the bleakest of winters, springtime in the debt capital markets was an especially joyous affair. In April and May there were record new-issue volumes in the US and a revival of the European market. That is good news for large financial institutions and the big underwriters.
Euromoney June 2008
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After a year that has been ruthless in its revelation of sub-par debt services, the Euromoney debt poll reveals which banks have managed to survive the credit crunch with their reputations, and their client bases, still intact.
Euromoney June 2008
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These are happy days for mezzanine lenders. Having been excluded from the LBO boom of recent years they are now the first port of call for sponsors in the brave new world of leveraged finance. But how long will the mini-boom last? Louise Bowman reports.
Euromoney June 2008
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Bankers say there will be further equity capital markets issuance from farming groups in Ukraine in the coming months.
Euromoney June 2008
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Who’d be a DCM head in 2007 or 2008? These bankers would. Alex Chambers finds out what the head officials at leading banks think are the key lessons the market has learnt and what the future holds for debt capital markets.
Euromoney June 2008
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Slovakia’s now near-certain entry into the eurozone in January 2009 should help bolster the country’s credit ratings and improve investor sentiment towards the country, say bankers.
Euromoney June 2008