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Private banks are looking to help clients move away from the greed-is-good mentality.
Euromoney February 2012
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US and European banks might soon do business in Myanmar, and could learn much from Indonesia and Vietnam’s transitions.
Euromoney February 2012
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The business is consolidating rapidly and survivors might enjoy rising market share and healthier margins.
Euromoney February 2012
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The ECB doesn’t have to take the same losses on Greek debt as the private sector – but it should.
Euromoney February 2012
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Brazil’s IPO market has been tarnished, so it’s imperative the first deal for 2012 is done with care and respect.
Euromoney February 2012
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Compensation levels in the US show that most bank CEOs have yet to learn the meaning of the word restraint.
Euromoney January 2012
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A look at 2011’s investment-banking business makes grim reading for banks fearing a further decline this year.
Euromoney January 2012
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Russia’s capital markets face a difficult future. Even if the will for change is there, it will be a long and difficult process.
Euromoney January 2012
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Cost of protection under scrutiny as demand for risk transfer grows.
Euromoney January 2012
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So long as Asian markets remain risk-on bets to global portfolio managers, capital will continue to flee when things get bad elsewhere.
Euromoney January 2012
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Will Europe’s leaders do enough to convince banks to finance its problem sovereigns through an ECB-led carry trade?
Euromoney January 2012
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Lack of repossessions hides extent of US’s dire economic situation.
Euromoney December 2011
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Decoupling the country’s economy from inflation will take a long time and prevents long-term credit from developing.
Euromoney December 2011
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Focus Media’s plight shows how quickly a short report can smash a company.
Euromoney December 2011
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The UK banking system is reasonably well fixed, but relentless regulatory pressure renders it useless to the real economy.
Euromoney December 2011
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Sales and trading volumes slump in third quarter but CVA masks true extent of damage.
Euromoney December 2011
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The near-term dangers in emerging markets remain high, even assuming a breakthrough in the eurozone crisis – and emerging Europe is most at risk.
Euromoney December 2011
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The demise of MF Global shows that, more than three years after Lehman, financial watchdogs remain miles off the pace. But there is a solution.
Euromoney December 2011
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After regulators prevent them gouging one set of customers, banks struggle to exploit another.
Euromoney November 2011
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Many of China’s provincial and municipal authorities are in financial trouble; a new bond issuance programme won’t help in the short run.
Euromoney November 2011
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The fortunes of Tunisia and Egypt are diverging rapidly since the Arab Spring. Tunisia offers encouraging signs but it is less influential.
Euromoney November 2011
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The EU’s plans for the EFSF are a retrospective masterclass in everything that went wrong with structured credit.
Euromoney November 2011
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With local banks becoming dominant in the region, foreign banks will need to take on a more local persona to remain competitive.
Euromoney November 2011
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With its banking system in decline, Europe must support the capital markets as providers of credit.
Euromoney November 2011
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CDO Wells Notice has serious ramifications for S&P.
Euromoney October 2011
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Exit would be more expensive than bailing out the periphery.
Euromoney October 2011
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The mood at the IMF meetings was doom and gloom. News of UBS’s rogue trader loss didn’t help.
Euromoney October 2011
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Emerging markets central banks are moving away from using rate changes solely to control inflation. Brazil seems to have joined the trend.
Euromoney October 2011
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Banks need better regulation, but the terms and conditions set out by Basle III already look woefully out of date.
Euromoney October 2011
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Banks desperate for business are faced with renewed demands for hard underwriting.
Euromoney October 2011
