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The elephant in the room for any discussion about the revival of European loans in general and European CLOs in particular is the number of existing vehicles due to reach the end of their reinvestment periods this year. Such deals – most of which were inked in the boom years of 2005 to 2007 – will no longer be able to buy and sell assets; as such they become static. Roughly two-thirds of all CLOs in the market will become static this year, holding between €75 billion and €100 billion of assets between them. This at the same time as around €90 billion of European leveraged loans are due to mature between 2013 and 2015, according to Fitch.

Mining has been central to Africa’s resurgence and an associated wave of international listings. But shareholders are now pressing the big mining companies to conserve cash. Amid talk of strikes and nationalism, can the sector handle a less voracious China?

The multi-year investment bet: meet the emerging markets whose exchange rates need to strengthen or weaken, or where domestic demand needs to cool down amid overheating risks.

There has been a steady increase in international Latin American debt issuance recently. But is this masking a trend towards local-currency issuance, specifically in local markets?

A burst of big acquisitions has sparked fresh talk of a new leveraged buyout boom. But, even with ripe debt financing conditions, stockpiles of cash and rising equity valuations, both private equity firms and their advisers doubt there’s a big slew of further jumbo deals in the pipeline.

BBVA’s Latin America model relies heavily on Bancomer, its Mexican subsidiary. The good news for the Spanish parent is that Bancomer’s finance director expects that Mexico’s rosy outlook should help offset domestic weakness.

Turkey has grown by leaps and bounds for more than a decade. Yet its stock market remains dependent on foreign capital and successful IPOs are rare. Can the country finally succeed in adding depth to its capital markets?

Gold and copper lose their lustre; Dynamic strategies replace index plays

By accusing Standard & Poor’s of civil fraud the US Department of Justice has removed the rating agency’s First Amendment protection.

The currency war that many feared as an inevitable accompaniment to the credit crisis played out as more of a paint-ball contest until the recent sharp slide of the yen. The violence of the yen fall of roughly 20% reawakened fears of a wave of competitive devaluations.

The resounding Italian rejection of the austerity agenda, started 13 months ago by the technocratic government led by Mario Monti, has sparked fears that the eurozone’s crisis firewall will be tested in the months ahead, while Italian bailout risks remain elevated, analysts warned on Tuesday.

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