FX option clearing plan stalls; Option expiry concerns might deter smaller participants

Smaller banks lure new custom; Sluggish big banks likely losers

CNH bonds fall as settlement quota fills; Liquidity fears could hurt volume growth

Euro swap cost prohibitive; New buyers move in

Good Q3 results in volatile markets; Goldman revenues slump

Turkish banks are feeling the global squeeze in bank funding, having been immune to recent problems facing other EMEA issuers. But concerns in Europe are now being felt as the banks refinance their annual syndicated loans. Nick Lord reports from Istanbul.

Potential in other media; Pooled films reduce risk

The UK is in dire economic straits. There needs to be a shift in the Bank of England’s quantitative easing policy to buy the government time and fund a British development bank.

Luiz Trabuco, president of Banco Bradesco, believes that HSBC would be making a serious strategic mistake were it to sell its retail banking business in Brazil to Itaú. Speaking exclusively to Euromoney [Trabuco pushes Bradesco’s equal opportunities, Euromoney November 2011], Trabuco was reacting to strong rumours in Brazil that HSBC would follow the sale of its retail business in Chile to Itaú with the disposal of its Brazilian consumer bank.

M&A fees increase revenues; Spin-offs on the rise

Venezuela is issuing more bonds in the international markets than the rest of Latin America combined, so that it is in a position to increase government expenditure in the run-up to presidential elections next year.

The contagion of a euro debt crisis will not be restricted to Europe’s weaker states.

Banco Bradesco’s Luiz Trabuco believes that time is on the bank’s side, as powerful economic and social changes offer opportunities for growth in the next couple of years. Rob Dwyer reports.

Issuers embrace samurai opportunities; Attracted by market that is usually open

Finance minister Felipe Larrain is the architect of Chile’s economic success story. He wants to capitalize on it by making the country a financial centre for Latin America. But are the problems the government faces at home simply the growing pains of success or a threat to Larrain’s ambitions? Rob Dwyer reports from Santiago.

Mexico has always been one of Latin America’s leading investment banking markets but the equities segment has traditionally underperformed. Jason Mitchell finds out why bankers are now predicting more activity and fees.

US funds’ exposure falls by 46% in six months; Regulatory pressures creating asset-sourcing problem

Banks say guidelines unworkable; Guaranteed bonuses still rife

Changes could cost £1 billion; Complete overhaul of retail banking required

Celfin tie-up will provide HNWI expertise; Will create a regional investment bank

Global investment banks in Dubai are downsizing and relocating staff away from the region, but as deal flow continues to evaporate in the Middle East, local investment banks are in an even worse position. Dominic Dudley reports.

With the final act of a drastic sector restructuring playing out, the country’s financial industry is much changed. But is it too early to applaud the central bank-sponsored M&A process? Dominic O’Neill reports.