Romney and Obama support losing banks; US falling behind Europe in the ‘non-bank bank’ sector

Investors baulk at part of rights issue; Collardi talks up transformational deal

Industry lobbying pays off – for now; Other regulators might take up the baton

China’s $600 billion 2008 pump-priming of the economy was centrally orchestrated. A 2012 version, driven by local Communist Party mandarins, risks throwing even more vast sums into vacuous and wasteful projects. The central powers don’t seem to share their zeal.

Often using new technology, banks are serving emerging market consumers in innovative ways.

Creating a system that relies less on rating agencies is complex but possible.

Charles Dallara, the departing managing director of the IIF, has transformed the organization into an effective global pressure group. It needs a successor who can maintain its relevance.

Currency measures improve Brazil’s ability to pursue an independent monetary policy but are less successful in terms of asset prices.

Record $120 billion issued in August; But bankers warn against complacency

Operational risk more expensive than credit risk; Rearguard action hobbling future growth

Expectations are growing that Barclays’ new chief executive will dismantle the group’s investment bank, but that might be exactly the wrong thing to do.

The country has the potential to cement its position as the world’s leading centre for Islamic finance, but a lack of standardization is causing problems, particularly for international expansion.

Myanmar is undergoing political liberalization and opening up to the wider world. But the process is full of ironies and aberrations. What this new era will mean for the country’s economy and financial sector is far from clear.

The eurozone crisis has prompted increasing concerns about risk among clients seeking liquidity management. But Euromoney’s debate suggests that bankers feel they have the mechanisms in place to meet customer needs for reassurance and safety.

Against a background of heavy Japanese foreign-currency bond issuance, Euromoney speaks to a panel of leading borrowers and arrangers about the impact of the eurozone crisis, the country’s borrowing needs and the prospects for its economy.

An investor-protection act between Taiwan and mainland China is fuelling speculation of blockbuster investments. Such deals are vital – even if only in a symbolic sense to begin with.

How long can tapping into short-lived, ECB-driven euphoria be the only trading strategy in town?