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China's economic slowdown - something else for Germany to worry about

May 2012

China's economic slowdown will exact a heavy economic toll on global demand. Although Beijing has many weapons it can mobilise, its slowdown comes at an inauspicious time for Germany

Asian currencies under fire

May 2012

Driven by worsening sentiment regarding the Eurozone, Asian currencies are under pressure. The market has sharply increased its expectation that Greece will exit the Eurozone, and USD-Asia and regional volatility has surged.

Sharp divide on emerging market stocks

May 2012

The MSCI Emerging Markets index notched a 17% gain earlier this year, before nose-diving in March as worries surrounding a Greek exit from the eurozone sent global markets into a tailspin. But the jury is out on whether the asset class can outperform if markets take another leg down.

JPMorgan non-CIO briefer: the rise of the Treasury services unit

May 2012

Thanks to international expansion and infrastructure investment, revenue growth prospects at JPMorgan's Treasury and Security Services unit are bright, said Nomura analysts.

Shanghai surprise

May 2012

China cash management debate: Participants

May 2012

China cash mangement debate: Banks in China simplify a complicated world

May 2012

Five years ago, corporates began to expand, setting up manufacturing facilities and offices at home and around the world. As those companies buy fixed assets and trading companies across multiple markets, they need a way of linking that local entity to their group head offices back home in each of these territories.

Asian Development Bank annual meeting: a post mortem

May 2012

The eurozone crisis, global bank deleveraging risks and the need for a financial safety net: Asian policymakers and financiers had much to mull over at the Asian Development Bank annual meeting last week

Haitong IPO is a bellwether for Asian ECM

May 2012

With primary Asian equity markets quiescent so far this year, ECM bankers are hopeful that the well-supported IPO expected from Haitong Securities will spark off an issuance revival.

Markets hail Asian governments bond plan

May 2012

Finance executives cheered plans by Beijing, Tokyo and Seoul to buy each other’s bonds as another possible step towards internationalizing China’s currency

M&A: Asia goes on European bargain hunt

May 2012

China leads the pack; Apac firms seek expertise, R&D

Foreign exchange: London is the natural hub for renminbi

May 2012

Offshore renminbi now $2.7 billion-a-day market; One hub for each time zone likely

China: Dim sum bond is offered first on London’s menu

May 2012

HSBC launch demonstrates UK appeal; Deal criticized as PR exercise

People moves: Urwin to lead JPMorgan’s Asia push

May 2012

Bank ‘taking long-term view’; Asia seen as key driver of profits

Asian equities: Haitong proves a false dawn

May 2012

Chinese broker’s Hong Kong listing fails to revitalize the market.

Crisis ‘looms’ over failure to rebalance growth

May 2012

Resolving global trade imbalances is the key to avoiding a fresh economic crisis, experts said this week

Asia: Central banks urged to keep interest rates on hold

May 2012

Financial officials expressed optimism this week over Asia’s growth prospects amid concerns over the appropriate path of policy

Widen RMB trading band to 10% — ex-People's Bank of China adviser

May 2012

Former central bank policy committee member Yu Yongding told Emerging Markets in an interview that China should allow as much as a tenfold expansion of its current RMB trading band

Hopes rise for Asia regional bond market

May 2012

Yield plays from Asian central banks crush volatility in EURUSD

May 2012

Asian FX reserve managers are making it hard for EURUSD to break out of its tight trading range as they seek to improve the low returns on their FX portfolios by selling options.

China’s CIC-BlackRock tie-up: a new normal in China’s outbound strategy

April 2012

The prospective development shines a light on the growing role for third-party western asset managers to oversee a slice of China’s foreign exchange reserves

Investment banking league tables - End Q1 2012

April 2012

Includes Bonds, Equities, Loans, M&A, MTN, Project Finance

Haitong set to break Asian IPO impasse

April 2012

HK listing could ignite ECM market

Hot air blocks Asia IPO pipeline

March 2012

Persuading any issuer to break the impasse is proving remarkably difficult for Asia’s ECM houses

Equity capital markets: AIG deal attracts one and all

March 2012

Asian equity issuance markets reviving; Passive global coordinator revealed

Taipei angles for offshore RMB financial centre status

March 2012

Taipei is trying to establish itself as an offshore renminbi financial centre, to rival Hong Kong and Singapore. Analysts say there are some merits in this strategy, but the process has been very slow

Secret cross-strait ties

March 2012

A source tells Euromoney that officials at a Taiwanese bank have been working with a Chinese bank for years, despite it not being "entirely" legal

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