Brazil office opened in 2014 and has won several prestigious mandates; firm argues changes to bankruptcy code would boost M&A.

Euromoney's recent coverage of the macroeconomic, FX, fixed income and equity market trends in Latin America's largest – and crisis-beset – economy.

Euromoney's latest coverage of emerging markets, including FX, fixed income and equity market trends.

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The latest political scandal in Brazil spooked the markets, but didn’t bring them down.

The country’s biggest banks are working on the big data challenge.

Swiss bank buys Brazil’s biggest multi-family office; wealth management industry continues to grow fast despite economic turbulence.

Bernardo Parnes opens IB and wealth management boutique; consultancy aims to differentiate by seniority of advisers.

Miranda, head of BBI, says single country banks at a disadvantage; global trend to universal banks helping drive national and regional growth.

Sharp crash in bank shares was followed by marked recovery; risk of political stagnation could lead to larger, longer-term falls in sector.

Itaú buys XP to protect its market share; staggered deal offers XP a certain future away from IPO risks.

Private banks ahead of the curve in terms of provisioning; Banco do Brasil returns to double-digit ROE.

Aval may be the leading banking group in Colombia and central America because of its sprawling structure, but could there be efficiencies available from rationalizing its operating model?

Credit Suisse switches to outperform rating; Santander expected to quickly close the profitability gap with its peers.

Airline IPO finally takes off on fourth attempt; optimism immediately tempered by renewed political risk.

Banco Macro seeks equity sale to finance Patagonia acquisition; outlook for banking consolidation heating up.

Bank maintaining momentum from its IPO and international bond; acquisitions not planned given size of organic opportunity.

New counter-structural rules were planned for next government; aversion to higher government debt could impact infrastructure.

The headline news in Brazil is always dramatic, often shocking, but never dull.

Mexico is considered the most attractive emerging market (EM) by Bloomberg, but is not the safest according to Euromoney’s country risk metrics.

Recent IFC deal for Banco Daycoval outperformed initial expectations; IFC sees changing role in Brazil as interest rates fall.

Subsidiary Corficolombiana minority shareholder in cancelled toll road PPP; Sarmiento says impairment charge already taken and losses manageable.

Credit Suisse books Brazilian profits and switches to Malaysia; crowded trade hints at heated valuations.

Cost of equity (COE) dips under return on equity (ROE) as outperformance forecast; long decline in ROE since 2007 seen to have ‘bottomed-out’.