October 2011
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Belgium is seen as one of the bright spots in the eurozone and competition is increasing for the assets of the country’s wealthiest individuals. For those with investment expertise and knowledge of the intricacies of the Belgian wealth market, the future looks promising.
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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.
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Anti-monopoly regulator approves plan; New securities laws awaited
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Benefits from growth markets; Shake-up in equities division
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Trading scandal raises further questions about validity of investment bank; Does the integrated model work for UBS?
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Hassell shuns future acquisitions; Litigation and regulation unavoidable expenses
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Citic’s qualified success not a barometer for others; Issuers pull deals as sentiment weakens
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Default won’t trigger CDS; Greek CDS hedges unwound
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Investment bank expects 30% fall in revenues; FICC business holding up
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Telecom IPOs prepare for market; Bank M&A activity in pipeline
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On September 27, Enesa Participações became the latest Brazilian company to pull an IPO. However, a couple of days after that announcement Colombia’s Grupo Exito completed a successful Ps2.5 trillion ($1.3 billion) follow-on to highlight the country’s strongly performing equity market.
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Disclosures from UBS about the details of the alleged fraudulent trading that has cost the bank $2.3 billion raise more questions than they answer about the extraordinary episode.
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Faced with an unpalatable menu of policy choices, there is concern that another course will be taken: financial repression. It is the economic prescription favoured by Fagin. Bondholders should beware.
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CDO Wells Notice has serious ramifications for S&P.
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Amid the gloom of the IMF meetings, it was comforting to know that at least some people in the US Treasury were having a good time.
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The run on Morgan Stanley’s stock and credit default swaps in the final days of September had alarming similarities to the collapse in confidence in the bank during 2008.
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Medvedev and Putin’s next finance minister has a lot to live up to.
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Investment banking revenue figures compiled by Dealogic for the first nine months of 2011 confirm a shocking sudden stop in the third quarter of the year. Global investment banking revenue reached $53.2 billion in the first nine months of 2011, up 10% from the first nine months of 2010. That increase was despite third-quarter revenue of just $11.8 billion being the lowest total since the first quarter of 2009 and down 45% from the second quarter’s $21.4 billion.
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Mass lawsuits filed against issuers; Banks likely to settle out of court
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Joe Hockey, like many Australians, didn’t agree with our decision to recognize Wayne Swan’s achievements by giving him Euromoney’s finance minister of the year award. We didn’t expect him to either. He’s the opposition treasurer in the Canberra parliament after all.
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Banks desperate for business are faced with renewed demands for hard underwriting.
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Exit would be more expensive than bailing out the periphery.
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Rumours knock Ping An down 14% in a day; Soc Gen predicts big rally
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Renewed concern over 2015 wall; High-yield freeze prompts private solution
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Halyk Finance to act on sale of electricity grid; State seeks more international banks for deals
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Chief executives say French banks’ exposure to risky European sovereigns is minimal; Loss of access to funding will speed asset and business disposals
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Chile sovereign bucks a trend; More Chile deals might set benchmark
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European banks are looking to their counterparts in Asia to help them with their capital-raising problems, according to sources in Hong Kong familiar with the deals, but are struggling to sell more paper as the news out of Europe worsens.
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Plan attacks shuttered market; Slams door after horse has bolted