June 2008
June 2008
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June 2008
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.
June 2008
June 2008
The commodity price boom masks fundamental questions about the value of commodity investments in a portfolio, the choice of commodities and the most constructive use of indices. Euromoney’s debate panel grapples with the crucial issues.
June 2008
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.
June 2008
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.
June 2008
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.
June 2008
Asian investment banking thrives despite woes in Europe and the US.
June 2008
June 2008
Japan’s top companies are increasing dividend payments to shareholders and buying back stock in record amounts, according to new research from Nikko Asset Management.
June 2008
Korea’s new government, led by president Lee Myung-bak, is committed to free market economics and business-friendly policies, according to the country’s top economic policymaker.
June 2008
Standard Chartered and the International Finance Corporation have joined forces to launch the first-ever issuance of credit-linked notes backed by loans to microfinance institutions (MFIs) in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
June 2008
June 2008
In the face of global market turbulence, rising oil prices and rifts in the country’s rickety ruling coalition, Pakistan’s markets remain a rare sanctuary of stability for embattled investors and acquisitive foreign corporates.
June 2008
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 prices.
June 2008
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.
June 2008
June 2008
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June 2008
The credit crunch has brought the benefits of a strong, experienced debt house into stark perspective, and there has been a realization that not all investment banks and their services are equal. Jethro Wookey reports.
April 2008
Its strength in emerging markets makes it a serious player in FX.
June 2008
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.
June 2008
When a medical doctor with close ties to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was appointed as minister of finance many were surprised. Surapong Suebwonglee has worked hard to woo Thai people and foreign investors with tax cuts, capital markets reforms and a focus on growth. Lawrence White met him on the sidelines of the Asian Development Bank meeting.
April 2008
Euromoney’s ground-breaking poll of large corporate users of insurance reveals the best insurance companies and brokers globally and by region. The chief executives of the industry leaders tell Peter Lee how these customers’ increasing sensitivity to, and sophisticated appreciation of, all manner of risks is fundamentally changing the insurance business. Modelling themselves on the pre-eminent Goldman Sachs investment banker whispering strategic advice into the CEO’s ear, insurers and brokers now want to be your risk management consultant.
June 2008
Prospects for the world’s top banks once again vary from region to region, though they remain unambiguously interconnected.
June 2008
June 2008