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Investment banking and market consolidation ramp up sector transformation

Investment banking and market consolidation ramp up sector transformation

Euromoney reveals that certain markets and parts of investment banking are consolidating much faster than people realise, especially in fixed income, currency and commodities


Facebook IPO gives venture capital industry a boost

California’s economy likely to benefit

LTRO2: No bank safety in Draghi's massive numbers

Bankers predict the next round of ECB financing could top €1 trillion. But it will take more than an LTRO-induced liquidity injection to fix Europe’s banks


Portuguese banks dismiss likelihood of Greek-style default

Senior Portuguese bankers have hit back at critics that suggest the country is set for a Greek-style default on its loans, despite a surge in the cost of sovereign debt

The banking model is broken and needs to change now

Euromoney takes a look at how banks need to fundamentally change the way they do business


Abigail Hofman: Making sense of the furore over Stephen Hester’s bonus

By industry standards, Hester deserved a bonus from RBS; by political imperative, he should never have agreed to accept it. But could this dreadful saga be a mere warm-up for bank bonus season in the UK and beyond?

Brazilian IPOs: Playing fast and loose with reputation

Brazil’s IPO market has been tarnished, so it’s imperative the first deal for 2012 is done with care and respect


Deutsche disappoints with Q4 numbers

Ackermann puts on a brave face over a poor set of results, but Deutsche’s performance in its powerhouse sales-and-trading business shows just how tough the markets are for even the strongest banks

Barclays Wealth – the psychoanalyst to the wealthy

Euromoney takes a look at the unique reinvention of the wealth-management division of Barclays


World’s wealthiest turn to impact investing

Euromoney takes a look at how the 1% are focusing on investing for economic and social change

Private banking heads still eye US, UK and other developed markets for growth

Despite emerging markets being heralded as the beacon for growth, CEOs and global heads of private banking at the world’s largest firms tell Euromoney they are still expanding and seeking growth in the US and other developed markets


Greece: The cost of abandoning equal treatment

The Institute of International Finance’s principles for stable capital flows and fair debt restructuring set forth an approach to voluntary negotiations between distressed borrowers and their creditors based on transparency, dialogue, good-faith negotiations and equal treatment.

Dwindling M&A to be boosted by restructuring

While transformational big-bank mergers remain on hold, Euromoney learns that lots of small deals for FIG bankers will boost M&A activity


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Euromoney Trade Finance survey 2012: Trade not getting the credit

January 2012

The shadow of economic gloom has fallen over output, while Basle III is playing havoc with the rulebook for funding. Success relies on access to US dollars, and losses will drive up prices – unless the rules can be changed or new players join the market


Best managed companies in Asia 2012: China Telecom improves

January 2012


Global Cities survey 2011: Results index

November 2011


Best Middle East research house survey 2011

November 2011


Best managed companies in the Middle East 2011: Transparency key to success

November 2011

In a region traditionally renowned for its political and economic opacity, companies with a deep understanding of their customers and good corporate governance top Euromoney’s survey of the best-managed companies in the Middle East this year. Kanika Saigal reports.


Credit trading survey 2011: Elite trio breaks away from the pack

October 2011

Euromoney’s inaugural credit survey confirms the broad market power of three elite fixed-income houses, and points to a widening gulf between the haves and have-nots of the global credit markets. Joti Mangat reports.


Cash management survey 2011: Cash gets central billing

October 2011

As corporate executives make cash management an increasingly important part of their treasury function, so transaction banks are realigning their businesses. Now it is increasingly part of the overall corporate relationship. Laurence Neville looks at the models the leading banks are adopting.


Euromoney Country Risk September 2011 Results: Emerging sovereigns converge with the US, UK and France

September 2011

In the latest results of Euromoney’s country risk survey, Taiwan and Chile are rated alongside developed markets France, the US and UK. Qatar shrugs off regional uncertainty, while country risk scores across the eurozone hit new lows. African sovereigns have also done well. Andrew Mortimer reports.


Central bank governor of the year 2011: Zhou stays firm amid China’s challenges

September 2011


Finance minister of the year 2011: Swan confounds his domestic sceptics

September 2011

Australia has struck it rich, and lucky, as it has used its natural resources to benefit from the China spending boom. But the careful stewardship of its treasurer, Wayne Swan, has played a key role in making it the best-performing economy among the world’s richer, developed nations. Not that he is likely to get much credit at home, as Eric Ellis reports.


Real estate survey 2011: Results index

September 2011


Fixed income research survey: The analysts the biggest funds rely on

August 2011

As the sovereign debt crisis grinds on, the world’s top credit analysts are having to adapt to the needs of their firms’ biggest clients. Valentina Zarya reports.


Awards for Excellence 2011

July 2011


Best Primary debt house survey 2011: Results index

June 2011

The world’s largest borrowers in the international bond markets rate the products and services offered by the biggest deal arrangers. Who's best at pricing and distribution, team coverage, secondary market support and issuer research? Find out here.


Euromoney Country Risk June 2011 results: MENA and Eurozone slide in global rankings

June 2011

Country risk rankings are dropping sharply in the Eurozone periphery and across the entire Middle East, including Qatar which had been viewed as relatively immune to the fallout from the Arab Spring. Andrew Mortimer reports.


Best borrowers 2011: A triumph for transparency

June 2011

Bond investors no longer put blind faith in top credit ratings – even the safest-seeming borrowers can expect searching questions. So the openness of such issuers as the Spanish sovereign has paid big dividends. It is a lesson even the most successful issuers are learning. Philip Moore reports.


Best fixed income research house 2011: Results index

June 2011

Institutional investors tell us which analysts have made the best calls in the past 12 months. An invaluable guide to investors looking to diversify their European portfolios.


Euromoney best-managed companies in Central and Eastern Europe 2011: CEZ heads a diverse field

May 2011

Power, mining and energy companies dominate Euromoney’s annual survey of the best companies in CEE, but diversity is increasing as markets mature


Euromoney FX survey 2011: Buy side excited by multiple choice

May 2011

The dominance of the top-three FX banks is being challenged by the chasing pack of dealers. It isn’t just a case of luring clients onto their internal trading platforms. Clients want different things, and multi-dealer exchanges are beginning to prosper. Tom Osborn reports.


Best Managed Companies in Latin America 2011: The price of success

March 2011

International investor interest in Latin America has intensified scrutiny of the corporate governance and investor relations of companies in the region. Big companies such as Vale, Petrobras and bank BBVA have responded remarkably well to this scrutiny. Rob Dwyer reports.


ECR: Country risk March 2011 – Middle East drops, sub-Saharan Africa rises

February 2011

Euromoney’s latest country risk results reflect political turmoil in the Middle East and the continued uncertainty within the Eurozone. The global recovery is in serious danger of being undermined by a host of financial and political risks. Andrew Mortimer reports.


Private Banking and Wealth Management Survey 2011: Private banks rebuild trust and sharpen their focus

February 2011

Credit Suisse retained its position at the top of the global rankings in Euromoney’s latest private banking survey. But market share is hard fought for as firms seek out key opportunities in emerging markets and among ultra-high-net-worth clients. Helen Avery reports.


Deals of the year 2010: Riding the rollercoaster

February 2011

The capital markets experienced peaks and trough in 2010. The first quarter saw Greece descending into chaos, the second an EU bailout solution, then relative calm before the bond markets took Ireland down. Deal volumes were down but the year’s top deals set some defining trends. Hamish Risk and Peter Lee report.


Islamic finance awards 2011: Results

February 2011



Bailing out countries rewards bad behaviour

How do you wean crisis countries away from official bail-outs onto private funding? There has to be a way to reward borrowers for improved behaviour yet punish lenders for piling in indiscriminately. September 1998