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July 2009

July 2009

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Cash management

Counterparties: A question of trust

Euromoney July 2009

The financial crisis has prompted corporates to scrutinize more closely the risk presented by their bank counterparties. Laurence Neville reports.

Banking news

Asset management: Barclays disposes of a regulatory headache

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Selling BGI removes restrictions on Barclays Capital; The firm can now deal with US mutual and pension funds

M&A: Why so quiet?

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US bank consolidation is hanging fire; Will private equity firms jumpstart the market?

BNP Paribas: Prot aims for eurozone ascendancy

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Fortis acquisition gives unprecedented scale; Organic growth continues in France, Italy

Cooperative banking: Heemskerk blames the shareholder cult

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The retiring chairman of Rabobank urges a new model of bank ownership; The view from a survivor is that the worst may be to come

Bank of America Merrill Lynch: Moynihan stands his ground

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BofA president bullish on prospects; Firm maintains top three revenue slot

Fixed income: Jefferies goes gangbusters in fixed income

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Boutique investment bank expanding in fixed-income trading; Plans origination expansion and a push into Europe

Markets News

Equity-Linked securities: Convertibles rehabilitated

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Steady supply for three months shows market is back; Sub-investment-grade names welcomed

CMBS: Tesco turns back the clock

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Corporate, not real estate, is key; White Tower teeters on the brink

Restructuring: Moelis ups the ante in Europe

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Aedy begins to build team; Restructuring opportunities top of agenda

Real Estate: Reits are back in business

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$16 billion in Reit offerings have been made in Q2; Reits eye distressed debt opportunities

Structured products: Taking the alternative route

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Equity derivatives dealers responding to difficult trading environment; New products to cope with volatility and counterparty risk

FX: Gain capital dares to be different

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FX retail leader might look offshore; Regulators’ moves “may not help investors”

Corporate finance: Struggling corporates should face their troubles

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Time won’t solve problems; Transparency is paramount

People: Isolani returns home

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FX: GCC sets 2013 date for single currency

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FX: Indices point to the future

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FX: Saxo expands further into asset management

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Asia News

Rivals ask: is StanChart risking it all on loans?

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SC expands as cashless competitors retreat; Tough markets mean deals stuck on the books

India: Tata bond keeps to word, if not spirit, of regs

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Citi and Tata’s deal irks regulator; Further bank-backed bonds banned

Korea: KKR imbibes Oriental

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People moves: Why Banga quit Citi

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Latin America News

Brazilian banking:Itaú sets sights on expansion beyond Brazil

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Setubal wants to buy outside Brazil; Barbosa confident that Santander Real merger will be complete within a year

Debt capital markets: Deutsche rebuilds debt team…

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Hires key bankers from Merrill Lynch; Big task to stop league tables slide

Debt capital markets: ...while RBS loses its

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Team inherited from ABN Amro leaves

Brazilian equities: IPO market poised for comeback

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Bankers confident after record Visanet deal; Market volatility, though, means issuance will be selective

Cuba: Bondholders accept rollover

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Cuba to roll over €200 million of bonds; Economy under strain from financial downturn and hurricanes

EEMEA News

Islamic finance: Sukuk market on trial as Islamic bonds default

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Debt restructurings are untested process; Demand for new sovereign sukuk still strong

Baltics: Latvia laments boom-bust cycle

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Dramatic fall in growth; Bankruptcy looms without bailout funds

Equity capital markets: Energy companies secure expansion capital

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Qatar: Bailout to fuel property growth

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Emerging Europe: No respite for banking sector

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Comment

Solvency is still the issue for Spanish banks

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Lenient treatment of property assets acquired in debt-for-equity swaps shows regulators are still worried by systemic vulnerabilities.

CDS: Sweet SNACs?

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The CDS market is hoping that the move to central clearing will silence its critics. It could be disappointed.

Family misfortunes

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Financial troubles are plaguing some of the Gulf’s most prominent families.

Deutsche Bank’s Asian ascent

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Firm’s role in AIA offering shows it is a player to reckon with in the region.

Repackaging boom lifts CMBS

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Re-remics salvage value from battered CMBS.

Is Peru as good as it looks?

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IMF credit line brings into question robustness of country’s economy.

Foreign buyers beware

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Emerging markets companies buying western assets must heed the lessons of Cemex and Tata Motors.

Columns

Abigail Hofman: "Meltdown survivor and proud of it"

Euromoney July 2009

Have we learnt anything from the unsettling events of the past nine months? I have learnt that bankers have short memories and exceptionally short recall regarding painful reminiscences. Maybe it’s part of the human condition. It certainly seems to be part of a banker’s DNA.

Against the Tide: Slow burn for the dollar

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Big overseas holders of US dollar assets, with China at the forefront, will not be sold another pup. Instead of supporting wayward US financial policies they will increasingly diversify to other currencies.

Inside Investment: Crisis aftershocks

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The credit crunch and recession will reshape finance and markets in some surprising ways.

Frequent issuer business faces collateral damage

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