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Summer cum laude

This survey is open for completion to the world’s largest issuers in the international bond markets.

Acquired asset managers often fail to fulfil their promise, as Deutsche Bank has found more than once. But Deutsche’s parachuting of Axel Schwarzer into US firm DWS Scudder looks set to be a success story.

Manic demand for returns is putting Latin American issuers in the driving seat, calling the shots on subjects such as length of maturity, target investor base and restructuring opportunities. Theodore Kim reports.

Latin America’s local-currency markets are no longer a sideshow for esoteric investors. Today, many emerging market portfolio managers have exposure. But, as Felix Salmon reports, the growth of domestic supply and demand will drive these markets forward.

December 2001:

Latin American companies are shedding reputations for irresponsible management to become competitors, and even leaders, in the global markets. So much so that some don’t even want to be considered Latin any more. Lawrence White analyses the results of Euromoney’s first survey of the best-managed companies in the region.

Inside Citigroup’s plans for emerging markets domination | Citigroup builds on diversity in CEEMEA | Citigroup still looking for more from Asia | Druskin aims to seize the initiative

Bob Druskin is president and chief executive of Citigroup’s corporate and investment bank. He joined Smith Barney in 1991 as chief administrative officer and worked in a number of businesses, including asset management and operations. He became president and chief operating officer of the CIB in August 2002 and was appointed chief executive in December 2003.

One of his first tasks was to reorganize the CIB. Today the bank comprises three units: global banking, global markets and global transaction services. Running in parallel to this structure are the regions.

Druskin spoke to Euromoney in New York about the restructuring and the challenges that lie ahead. Sudip Roy reports.

With Mario Draghi taking up a position on the European Central Bank’s governing council, and Jürgen Stark set to be the next new member, the inner sanctum is likely to become more pragmatic than doctrinaire.

Conflict over oil and gas supplies is set to fuel tension between western Europe and Russia in coming years.

The organizers of Rosneft’s IPO, tentatively scheduled for October or November, are considering placing the shares in Tokyo as well as in Russia and London, according to Valery Nazarov, head of the Federal Property Management Agency. However, he has so far ruled out a simultaneous flotation.