Flurry expected in Q4; Investors seek high-yielding structures

Risk-free nature of government bonds in doubt; Regulators’ continuing trust in his paper under challenge.

Peruvian transaction tax hike a problem

JPMorgan to shut its commodities prop desk; Potential impact on trading profits

Broker translates Chinese analysts’ thoughts; Coverage from chicken feet to Smart Grid

Metrofinanciera takes advantage of new law; Seeks US Chapter 15 protection

Bolt-on acquisitions and hires a good start; Test will be when markets heat up

Leading investment adviser says finance industry must generate change from within

Global study shows large project delays

Better access offered to foreign institutional investors; IPOs a tempting prospect in Chile

Long-dated financing set to be competitive edge; Revenues tested as hedge funds have tough year

Tech upgrades bearing fruit; Regional competition for liquidity among exchanges

Fails lower but still persisting; Are broker dealers profiting from fails?

And so it has come to pass. Central counterparty clearing is to set to become, well, central to the financial markets landscape. It is seen as a cure to the concentration of risk that was held by the world’s largest trading firms in the lead-up to the financial crisis.

The choice of HSBC’s next chairman will tell you everything you need to know about the bank’s future.

Brazil’s stability is something bankers can’t help but get enthused about.

There’s investment advantage to be gained from a rational macroeconomic viewpoint.

China is increasingly exposing its currency to the wider world but free convertibility still looks a long way off.

If regulators want to fix bankers’ pay, then pushing fair-value accounting is not the answer.

Broad agreements on regulatory harmony would help pan-Asian development and safeguard against potential market shocks.

In trying to make rating agencies liable for their structured finance opinions, Dodd-Frank could end up killing off the US ABS industry altogether.