Euromoney’s annual survey invites investors to rate the quality of bank research on Middle Eastern equity and debt bearing in mind overall performance and accuracy.

Bank analysts and equity investors give their opinions on which companies they think are the best by the individual company sectors.

More issuance likely from PDVSA; Currency appreciation might force devaluation

Banks profit on originate and hold; Expectations ‘ahead of themselves’

Signs of life driven by blocks; Rise in bookrunners ‘frustrating’

M&A activity drops after introduction; Cade’s response faster than predicted

QE distorts currency trading; Returns exist, but in limited pairs

NBAD announces six-month waiver; Rules could promote federal borrowing

More issuance expected; Indonesia performance remains lacklustre

Priced to support post-deal performance; Mexican equity story outshines Brazil’s

"Deals are being oversubscribed by anything ranging from three to four times up to 15 times – and these are for small $100 million deals up to multibillion dollar deals"

"It’s a minor irritation. We’ve always thought Moody’s was shit, but S&P has now proved it’s just as shit too"

Nine-year tenure ends; Maliki seen to be consolidating power

Air Liquide attracts new investors; More deals to follow

Fine wine shows an attractive Sharpe ratio; Investors must be wary on valuations

First international sovereign issue for 90 years; Aftermarket performance disappoints

Veteran lured away from Deutsche; Signals BAML ramping up effort in Asia

$5 billion under management; Employs advisers and third-party fund manager

Bonds rise on announcement; Recovery-note holdouts threaten resolution

Depository law proves final hurdle; OFZ spreads tighten on foreign buying

Sometimes, I am pleased to say, I get there before others. Those who are successful normally spot signals before they become trends and navigate accordingly. I can think of many examples: Howard Schultz, the founder of Starbucks, who realized people would pay £2.50 for a half decent cup of coffee; Steve Jobs, who saw that consumers wanted design as well as functionality; and even Barack Obama, who recognized in 2008 that the US public were desperate for change. Of course, Obama now faces a difficult re-election battle as it is not clear his tenure delivered the change that he promised.

Tucker supports Liikanen proposal; Bank chairmen split on compensation

Goldman Sachs insiders were relieved by the dearth of damning allegations in Greg Smith’s tell-all book about his time at the firm.

Pension plans are on the verge of a big move into riskier, illiquid investments to deliver promised returns; they might be better advised to curtail those promises.

Basle III proposals would hurt Danish banks; Denmark wants equal treatment in bank union

If there was ever any doubt about who Wall Street wants in the White House, a cursory glance at the top contributors to the campaigns of president Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney clears that up in a hurry. It might even make the president regret being quite so harsh on a group who backed him pretty heavily (for a Democrat) when he was first elected president after a campaign during which he is thought to have broken the world record for saying: "Yes we can".

With the authorities having achieved a lowering of the current account deficit, expectations for growth in Turkish bank lending are rising again. Quantitative easing has let loose new capital flows into the country, but the dearth of longer-term funding is more serious than ever.

Moody’s change of heart averts high-yield disruption in Europe… for now.

US bank earnings beat forecasts; NIMs raise concerns about profitability

Brazil’s retail banks need to adapt to a new low interest rate environment. With the years of easy revenue growth seemingly coming to an end, the other side of the efficiency equation – cost – is at the forefront. Technology will be critical to improving efficiency, but will the returns follow the investment?