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Sberbank, Russia’s largest savings bank, launched an $8.8 billion equity issue last month.

Peter Epstein has worked out what the hedge fund manager has missing in his/her life.

Your average banker’s insatiable thirst for blood is one of the main reasons for the spectacular growth of financial markets in recent years. Now complementary industries are cashing in on this wolf-like appetite for the flesh of the departed.

According to lawyers, the Singapore Stock Exchange has issued an RFP for an adviser to rethink its efforts to attract hedge fund listings.

In the our last issue in the Islamic finance awards section we incorrectly stated that Dubai International Bank had won the best Islamic bank in the Middle East award. It was in fact Dubai Islamic Bank.

Colombia’s president, Alvaro Uribe, has appointed Oscar Ivan Zuluaga as his new finance minister following the resignation of Alberto Carrasquilla.

"The company could run very well without me" -Jim Simons, founder of Renaissance Technologies

Merrill Lynch has appointed John Crompton as managing director and head of equity capital markets for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Dan Zelikow has joined the Inter-American Development Bank as its new chief operating officer.

Vietnam’s reforming bank market is learning the lessons of its northern cousin. Foreign banks are lining up to pour money into local banks, hungry for a position in what will be a lucrative, if crowded, domestic market.

Brad Craighead is returning to JPMorgan to run asset-backed origination in Europe. He will report to Oldrich Masek, head of the European securitization product group at the US bank, and will be responsible for the bank’s relationships with issuers.

The final outcome of a much-rumoured rebranding exercise was not much of a surprise.

Citi has carved out a non-mortgage-related ABS business line called global securitized products.

Citi has unveiled the management structure of its recently created fixed income, currencies and commodities (FICC) business unit.

Recent visitors to BNP Paribas’ London headquarters have been greeted by placards in the entrance hall that urge staff to "Be smart".

Sarah: "I would just like to check some figures with you, if that’s ok?"

Allan: "Figures, I bet you’ve got a lovely figure"

"Brazil and Mexico explain Latin America. The rest is beautiful places for a holiday"

"I’m nervous but I don’t know what I’m nervous about"

Last year’s rush by UK pension funds to de-risk, either via interest rate and inflation swap overlays or by switches out of equities and into fixed income, was headline-grabbing. Yield curves remain inverted but the headlines have gone. Roger James finds out why.

As Latin America’s local markets develop strongly, banks are still figuring how best to cover them. Should they buy a target, grow organically or even consider a local tie-up? And which markets should they be present in? Sudip Roy reports.

The growth in volumes may be higher across the region, but a NYSE listing still has big advantages for the right companies at the right stage of their development. Felix Salmon reports.

M&A, privatizations and the emergence of a new group of investors have helped boost interest and liquidity in the Portuguese equity market. This is tempting some companies to raise capital on the stock exchange. However, some of the biggest potential deals from the government could go elsewhere. Peter Koh reports from Lisbon.

With acquisition opportunities elsewhere in Latin America now few and far ­between, global banks are increasingly turning their attention to the economically vibrant and rapidly integrating central American region. Leticia Lozano reports.

The NFA has barred Tradex permanently from membership, triggering spectacular bad-mouthing between former colleagues.

The region’s rapid growth is changing the investment banking landscape beyond recognition as the fee pool grows. How are the major international firms tackling the opportunities, and which new products are creating the biggest buzz?

Brazil’s investment banks have always been strong competitors in their home market. Now, as the country’s corporates flex their muscles on the global stage, Lawrence White reports on whether banks such as Itaú and Votorantim see ­themselves as international contenders.

The Argentine local investment bank says it wants to become the region’s number one. It’s a bold aspiration for a firm in a country still recovering from crisis. Lawrence White visits Buenos Aires to find out how the bank plans to do it.

On January 30, the leading names in the Islamic finance industry gathered at the Royal Garden Hotel in London for Euromoney’s fifth annual Islamic Finance Awards dinner.

Market expectations of interest rate stability fly in the face of growing signs of inflationary pressure and the likelihood of a move by the Federal Reserve.