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PrivEx brings syndicated loan-trading platform to Europe
While big US banks edge slowly towards exchange-like trading of loans, a group of market veterans have tested a system in Asia and will soon launch in Europe. -
China: New Henan bank aims to boost governance, cut graft at local lenders
Last year, a connected cluster of village banks in the central province of Henan suffered one of China’s worst financial scandals in years. Beijing’s reaction: to create a new state bank that will take stakes in rural financial and credit institutions with the aim of spotting and weeding out corruption and improving financial governance. -
Hong Kong IPO bankers hope for better in 2023
Initial public offerings by Chinese firms are Hong Kong’s lifeblood, yet they were rarer than hen’s teeth in 2022. For deal flow to return, China must open up. Buckle up: things could get bumpy. -
Egyptian banks strive for sustainability
Across the Middle East and North Africa, Egypt and its banks boast august credentials when it comes to climate and sustainability. But frameworks and agreements are one thing, creating substantive change across an entire financial sector is quite another. -
Rising rates aren’t the salvation US banks were looking for
After years at zero, rapid Fed hikes last year led to sharp increases in NII and NIM. But it is not all good news. -
Banco do Brasil’s new CEO will face a testing year
The bank’s new head must withstand political pressure to extend subsidized credit and lower underwriting standards. -
Nearshoring spurs regional credit growth in Mexico
A persuasive case can be made for nearshoring, but so far in Latin America there has been little direct evidence that it is happening. In Mexico, things are about to change. -
Sovereign issuers may crowd corporates out in January bond sales
The ECB is barely half way through raising rates. Quantitative tightening will further raise the cost of debt in 2023, and is set to test bond market capacity. -
Stoehr the most senior of Credit Suisse’s Asia exodus
The Greater China CEO represents a loss of seniority, experience and gravitas. And his is not the only exit from the Swiss bank’s Asia operations. -
Grupo Mexico in pole position for Citibanamex
Restrictions on redundancies force out larger banks in Mexico from bidding for business. -
Credit Suisse shares drop through Terp after profit warning
Shareholders will be keenly watching two market levels for Credit Suisse shares in the weeks ahead: the theoretical ex-rights price and the subscription price for the capital increase that is under way. -
What’s behind SocGen and AllianceBernstein’s new equities partnership?
Societe Generale and AllianceBernstein may look like an equities odd couple. Leveraging Societe Generale’s derivatives franchise is key to the new joint venture, as is maintaining AllianceBernstein’s reputation for independence. -
HSBC doubles down in Mexico as Citi leaves consumer banking
The bank is focusing on organic growth by acquiring retail clients and launching a private bank. -
Inter defies expectations by over-performing as credit weakens
Proactive risk tightening in 2021 sees surging return on equity as scale brings operational leverage. -
Credit Suisse’s David Mathers: ‘Banks need to build scale in fewer markets’
After 12 years of near continuous restructuring and capital raising at Credit Suisse, the longest-serving chief financial officer of any G-Sib bank offers a few parting lessons. -
How Georgia turned a neighbour’s war to its economic advantage
The country has one of the world’s best-performing economies with one of the few emerging market currencies to be appreciating against the dollar. It also has large numbers of highly skilled Russians fleeing across the border to avoid conscription. National Bank of Georgia governor Koba Gvenetadze speaks to Euromoney. -
Inside Onyx: How JPMorgan’s blockchain unit is changing banking
The chief executive of JPMorgan’s Onyx blockchain business explains why it has been a long slog, and where the interest lies today after the crypto collapse. -
Is the energy crisis an opportunity for banks?
New opportunities in oil and gas as supply is reoriented away from Russia highlight the question of how quickly cuts to financed emissions will match banks’ enthusiasm for growth in clean energy.
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