Capital market practitioners have failed to develop the necessary credit skills to assess and absorb infrastructure risk. Now as Philip Moore reports, these shortcomings are being addressed.

Thai and Malaysian companies performed strongly in this year’s annual survey of which companies leading financial analysts rate as the best in Asia. Paul Pedzinski reports.

Algorithmic trading is transforming the secondary equities market and the brokerage business. Its growth seems inevitable, but what will the consequences be? Peter Koh reports.

Brazil’s hedge fund industry is growing up. Two trends in particular stand out: foreign investors are seeking out local players through which to invest; and funds are evolving their strategies. Sudip Roy reports from São Paulo.

Brazil's hedge funds break through

Chinese bonds have no relative value. Its equity market is convoluted and stagnant. So why all the hype and hysteria? Theodore J Kim reports.

It may not be the sort of lead arranging mandate Deutsche Bank normally undertakes, but it’s for a very good cause.

Wiphold (Women Investment Portfolio Holdings) is one of the best-known Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) companies. From its headquarters in the exclusive northern Johannesburg suburb of Houghton (Nelson Mandela has a house just up the road), Wiphold has spent more than a decade helping South Africa’s women share in the country’s wealth.

GSAM's boutique structure provides a potential model for other asset managers.

Demands for compensation from two currency option brokers over the rogue trading scandal of January 2004, presents the market with another act in one of the most entertaining financial farces for years.