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  • The irrevocable fixing of exchange rates for currencies entering European monetary union (Emu) is much too important to be left to the markets. That is the conclusion of most policymakers looking at the task the EU has set itself between now and January 1 1999.
  • As charm offensives go, HongkongBank's latest effort may have produced mixed results. The territory's largest financial institution decided to invite its biggest rival, the Bank of China, round to its exoskeleton on Queen's Road for what was dubbed the inaugural Bank of China night.
  • Asset-backed transactions are growing fast in Europe and are beginning to take off in other non-US markets. US volumes are unlikely to be matched but innovative structures such as NatWest's loan securitization and Bank of Scotland's retail mortgages have been devised that could be applied more widely. Jules Stewart looks at these and other recent developments.
  • Three years of declining margins have lenders scrambling for yield. They are turning to higher risk areas such as project finance and emerging markets. But the curse of high liquidity soon tracks them down and ruins the rates. Only by aggressive portfolio management and offering additional services can banks make money. Nigel Pavey reports.
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  • Luxembourg is a strong supporter of European integration - so long as it can hold on to its right of veto. Catherine Garner talks to Europe's most flexible bankers
  • The globalization of the securities markets can put issuers and underwriters in breach of us law without their realizing it. And journalists can be the unwitting bearers of illicit news. Peter Lee asks if the SEC is about to make some long overdue changes.
  • ...when it's perfectly transparent, but not very liquid. The rise of electronic trading systems in the forex market has had some unexpected consequences.
  • Should Deutschmark and French franc bonds be converted to the nearest euro, or to two decimal places - to the nearest euro cent? Arcane as this discussion may seem it has come close to fisticuffs among the Perrier and sandwiches as government officials and trade bodies try to ensure a liquid euro securities market in 1999. David Shirreff reports.
  • Foreign funds are reducing their holdings in the relatively expensive Spanish equity market but domestic demand is mopping this up - and more. Falling interest rates, tax concessions on equity holdings and corporate-friendly labour-market reforms have attracted the Spanish away from fixed interest. And some foreigners are finding Madrid a useful proxy for Latin America. Jules Stewart reports.
  • Financial web sites are no longer little more than electronic advertisements. Investment banks want to offer their clients meaty services - pricing models, account-management tools, databases of trades, perhaps even real-time trading. Security is a declining problem but there are still bandwidth limitations to contend with. However, at least one bank reckons it can reduce its own costs if clients can get straight to data rather than deal with customer services. Andy Webb reports.
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