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BANKING

Qatar: Dubai dropped for Doha

As gas exports from Qatar provide the country with a buffer from the Middle East’s financial crisis, investors are expected to favour Doha over troubled Dubai. Already, some regional and global banks are transferring staff from Dubai to Qatar’s capital.

Dominic O’Neill, March 05, 2009

Opinion

"Pre-privatization": Pre-pare for better times

It seems that no area of life can remain untouched in this financial downturn – not even the English language.

March 05, 2009

Developer profile: Tales from the Blue City

Al Madina A’Zarqa, one of Oman’s largest developments, is part of the Sultanate’s plans to diversify its oil-centric economy. This project has already fallen behind schedule. Richard Russell, its newly appointed chief executive, speaks to Chris Wright about getting back on track.

Chris Wright, March 05, 2009

CAPITAL MARKETS

Inflation-linked products debate: Putting a price on inflation

The market is relatively young but it has had a brutal education over the past year as the financial crisis has swept through every corner of the financial markets. Where next for inflation-linked products?

March 05, 2009

BANKING

Bond Outlook March 4th

While hope of a “bend in the L” for summer looks forlorn, we still see chinks of light in darkness: China\s stimulus, corporate bond issues and the US anti-foreclosure programme.

March 04, 2009

BANKING

Turkey and the IMF: deal or no deal?

Turkey and the IMF appear to be inextricably linked in 2009. In October, the world’s bankers – or what is left of them – will descend on Istanbul for the annual World Bank/IMF meetings.

Guy Norton, March 04, 2009

BANKING

Country risk 2009: Methodology

Country risk 2009: No more safe havens?

March 04, 2009

Foreign Exchange

FX market round up: RBC hires in sales

RBC Capital Markets has hired Natasha Brook-Walters as its global head of institutional FX sales. Brook-Walters, who will be based in London, was most recently at Morgan Stanley. She will report to Ed Monaghan, RBC’s co-head of fixed income and currencies, Europe. RBC has been steadily expanding its European business over the past 12 months.

Lee Oliver, March 04, 2009

BANKING

ING and the Dutch government pass taxpayers the bill

ING has always protested that its portfolio of alt-A residential mortgage-backed securities was of much better underlying quality than many of the sub-prime deals that imploded at the start of this credit downturn in 2007.

Peter Lee, March 04, 2009

US treasury plan: Geithner’s plan lacks legs

Timothy Geithner’s proposals for hedge funds and private equity funds to buy the mortgage-backed assets that clog financial institutions’ books have not been met with the enthusiasm the US government might have wished for.

Helen Avery, March 04, 2009

AI market round up: Another billionaire fraud case

Just a week before Bernie Madoff’s first hearing was to take place, another multi-billion dollar hedge fund fraud case emerged. Billionaire Allen Stanford, or "Sir Allen" as he is in Antigua, has allegedly ripped off investors to the tune of more than $9 billion. Once again, due diligence experts say the writing was on the wall and that they had been discouraging investors from investing money with Stanford. The most glaring red flag was that the fund returned the same performance for two years running.

Helen Avery, March 04, 2009

Foreign Exchange

FX market round up: RTS launches euro/dollar futures

The RTS Stock Exchange in Moscow has seen good demand for its new euro/dollar futures contract, launched on February 5. Turnover in the contracts, which have a notional value of just €1,000, reached 142,565, or $1.8 billion, on February 17, making it probably the most successful FX contract launch for some time. Local banks have been providing liquidity; demand is said to be flowing in from retail participants.

Lee Oliver, March 04, 2009

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