IIF emerges as key player in Europe’s sovereign debt crises; Veteran debt negotiator says lessons must be learnt quickly

Concern grows for munis; Will Chapter 9s increase?

Over 50,000 jobs on the block; Move to fixed compensation added pressure

Buffett instils confidence but at what price?; Deals positive signs for bank capital-raising

Fundraising costs at record lows; Flight to safety aids IG corporates

It’s easy to think with what’s going on in the eurozone that the biggest financial crisis facing the world is the future of sovereign debt. But without wishing to diminish its seriousness there’s one issue that overrides its importance: food prices.

Former World Bank official Eric Guichard is hoping to transform investment opportunities in Africa

Statement from BNP Paribas designed to calm fears has led some analysts to further question if the bank’s management understands the risk it faces

Swiss bank won’t replace senior staff departures in Dubai as it expects Middle East business volumes to decline

A raft of poor economic data, such as the recent US jobs, service and manufacturing numbers, low growth and the European sovereign debt crisis push equity markets lower

Influential state investment fund Mubadala sets its sights on broadening its emerging markets exposure

One of the world’s most influential state investment funds Mubadala speaks exclusively to Euromoney about its centralised system to monitor and manage its bank-relationship strategy

The COO of one of the world’s most influential state investment funds, Mubadala tells Euromoney exclusively that it is looking to expand into media and pharmaceuticals

Bank of America’s acceptance of Warren Buffett’s extortionate investment terms represented at best as a gimmicky decision to pay for an endorsement and at worst a disregard for the bank’s existing shareholders

Lack of confidence in the ECB’s control over the spiralling eurozone debt crisis pushes leading US investors to prepare for an inevitable Greek default

New decree in Turkey to trigger foreign investor concern

Fitch Ratings unveil new world GDP calculations based on impact of a hypothetical US double-dip recession

Henderson Global Investors' CIO, David Jacob, talks to Euromoney about policymakers creating rather than stemming market volatility, investor safe havens and how the US downgrade has affected the dollar’s future as a reserve currency

UBS follows Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Barclays and Credit Suisse

Strategists say financial and oil stocks are driving only a temporary recovery and that politicians are fudging a longer-term solution

Quantitative easing’s poor results, fears of another recession and the crisis in the UK, US and eurozone mean a soaring gold price is here to stay

Keith Underwood has been hired by Lloyds Banking Group as head of FX trading for the Americas to be based in New York, EuromoneyFXNews can reveal.

Investment banks’ revenues in Japan are down by a third this year. But the March tragedy has accelerated Japanese companies’ plans to expand offshore, with outbound M&A at record levels. For both groups, it is time for a make-or-break strategic rethink. Lawrence White reports from Tokyo.

Regulatory criticism of synthetic and levered ETFs might force asset managers out of these products altogether. The bigger risk is that it tarnishes the entire trillion-dollar ETF industry. Louise Bowman reports.

Sovereign debt crisis increases client demand for research; Pending capital requirements push banks to advice-based model

Issues $500 billion international bond; Raises $1.6 billion for private equity fund

JPM expands into Europe as other firms add heads; Optimism for hedge fund industry growth

Investors look for alternatives, fearing erosion of safe-haven status

Local and international players are trying to break into the growing onshore Middle East private banking market. But dealing with the world’s wealthiest families poses big challenges. In the first part of Euromoney’s Middle East roundtable on private banking, participants discuss their individual models, and how the financial crisis has affected their clients.