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Euromoney March 2010
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Euromoney March 2010
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Euromoney March 2010
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The focus on the role of Goldman Sachs in structuring currency and interest rate swaps for Greece a decade ago has highlighted the upside and downside of providing complex liability advice and trades to governments.
Euromoney March 2010
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Rich in resources, light on infrastructure and newly politically stable, Colombia is a prime target for private equity investment – and it’s not just international firms that are getting in on the act. Jason Mitchell reports.
Euromoney March 2010
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Twenty US banks have failed this year and 720 more are on the troubled bank list. Private equity buyers have been snubbed but there not enough strategic buyers for the FDIC to be so fussy. Helen Avery reports.
Euromoney March 2010
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Turkey has ambitious plans for 2010 and 2011. As it seeks to finance a yawning budget deficit, everything is for sale. Lack of finance, legal challenges and a febrile political situation present hurdles but the government is determined to get deals done. Nick Lord reports from Istanbul.
Euromoney March 2010
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Regulators and legislators are rattling their sabres about the demise of privately negotiated derivatives markets. End users – especially corporates – and some on the sell side are not sure they have weighed up the situation appropriately. Hamish Risk reports.
Euromoney March 2010
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First venture capital fund since crisis; Enhanced access to capital for SMEs
Euromoney March 2010
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Euromoney March 2010
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Two multi-billion-dollar telecom deals might well fail to indicate a boom in links between emerging markets and Africa.
Euromoney March 2010
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Fund’s first US holdings disclosed; 13F filing intended to “set an example”
Euromoney March 2010
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There is no easy way out of the overleveraged situation many governments have got into. A sovereign debt crisis looms, and not just for the most profligate.
Euromoney March 2010
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Rising government yields hurt bank funding; Slowing issuance might crowd out lower-rated corporate borrowers
Euromoney March 2010
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Price action reflects fragile nature of recovery; Fed reiterates fed funds to stay low for “extended period”
Euromoney March 2010
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The notion that “you can’t time the market” has somehow become received wisdom. It is, of course, nonsense. The experience of two very British institutions and some data analysis reveals the truth behind the cant.
Euromoney March 2010
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Limited refinancing window; Bank lending capacity could fall
Euromoney March 2010
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Dar Al Arkan’s sukuk could have hardly come at a better time for Saudi Arabia.
Euromoney March 2010
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Euromoney February 2010
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Local players and foreign firms show interest; Expansion capital and turnaround opportunities sought
Euromoney February 2010
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Investors are showing their nerves in the CDS market.
Euromoney February 2010
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Euromoney February 2010
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If Islamic finance is to be more than just a marketing fad, radically new products must be developed.
Euromoney February 2010
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Hedge fund AUMs are on course to equal their 2008 peak, and Obama’s bank reform proposals should help, not hinder, the sector.
Euromoney February 2010
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A big M&A deal was a no-brainer, but the Wyeth buyout was still a surprise.
Euromoney February 2010
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Record number of funds seek cash; Debt appetite returns
Euromoney February 2010
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Greece has a tough road ahead of it to restore economic health and credibility. But those who believe it will default, leave the eurozone or abandon the EU are living in a fantasy world.
Euromoney February 2010
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Eager to move out of the low-yielding cash they sheltered in during the crisis, clients of Asia’s private banks are moving to riskier assets, with a renewed interest in diversification. Will that also mean diversifying their choice of banks? Lawrence White reports.
Euromoney February 2010
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Professional investment managers and their clients may have given themselves an impossible goal of generating superior short-term returns.
Euromoney February 2010
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Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam debt mandates won; Challenge of growing ECM, M&A in competitive field
Euromoney February 2010