April 2020
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FEATURES
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Australia hedge funds: Hedgie seeks corporate scumbags
Bronte Capital’s John Hempton takes a unique approach to finding the stocks he wants to short; it has given him a cult following in his native Australia and beyond. -
Vietnam’s diaspora returns with attitude
The country’s financial system has been transformed over the last decade, and the Viet Kieu has played a crucial role in that; Euromoney speaks to some of its leading lights about what they are doing and why. -
How portfolio trading is transforming the bond markets
Volumes more than doubled in March; before the coronavirus crisis hit, Euromoney spoke to market participants about why portfolio trading will transform bond market liquidity. -
Gupta is focused firmly on Asia prize
DBS’s chief executive has transformed it into a globally respected bank and a leader in digital finance. What’s next for the Singapore-based lender? It sees an open door to becoming a truly pan-Asian financial institution, with sustainability at its core -
Banking: Russia makes its own innovation
Recruited to set up a national payments system, the central bank’s Olga Skorobogatova has overseen initiatives to protect consumers and promote competition in Russia’s banking sector. In her first interview with international media, she talks sandboxes, blockchain and the challenges of regulating bank ecosystems. -
Private equity can be the big winner from Covid-19 sell-off
Private equity buyers have never had so much cash to put to work; they are already looking to make new investments in companies that will survive the lockdowns. -
Coronavirus: What corporate treasurers need from their banks
Corporate treasurers are doing everything they can to keep businesses running as smoothly as possible during these challenging times. How do their relationships with bank partners hold up in times of stress? -
Regulation: For AML, fintech is both problem and answer
For a sector reeling from money laundering scandals, it’s tempting to imagine that technology could be a low-cost way of solving such problems. AI could be a game changer for detecting low-level crime, but corporate-scale laundromats will remain tough to crack. -
The coronavirus crash: will ‘whatever it takes’ work?
A blizzard of monetary and fiscal policy announcements finally began to calm market nerves this week; but bankers and analysts are struggling to figure out what more might be needed – and just what kind of crisis this is.
OPINION
OPINION
LEADERS
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It is hardly surprising that the terms of the World Bank’s pandemic bond have attracted criticism.
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The transition from Libor must be delayed to avoid pressuring coronavirus-damaged markets.
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In giving aid to the US, the Jack Ma Foundation has an important message for Trump: close borders to contain a virus, not to contain China.
COLUMNS
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The coronavirus Covid-19 crisis has highlighted the need to build better consumer financial resilience – bank efforts to support personal savings and debt reduction will have a greater impact than writing cheques.
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Most European residential mortgage-backed securities deals can absorb the hit from payment moratoria for now, but junior notes are at risk if the crisis persists.
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Essential state support programmes for bank credit to SMEs raise questions about sovereign debt sustainability that need quick and credible answers.
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A double shock of Covid-19 and falling oil prices brings the spectre of recession to the Gulf, while efforts to diversify economies are being derailed.
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