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CAPITAL MARKETS

Egypt: Debt needs derivatives

Synthetic bond is a precursor to bonds in Egyptian pounds.

Kathryn Wells, March 01, 2006

BANKING

India breaks the circle of distressed debt

India’s distressed debt market has a problem. Specialist firms, often set up by a consortium of banks, buy the assets from one arm of a bank, package them up, and then have to sell them back to the original banks. After intense lobbying from firms such as Arcil, the Indian government has changed the rules. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha reports.

March 01, 2006

Opinion

The stand-off begins: M&A risk increases for bond investors

Bond investors are starting to clamour for extra protection as buyout risk increases.

March 01, 2006

CAPITAL MARKETS

Single-stock futures: Eurex hopes for SSF boom

Ucits III opens the door to sustainable growth of single-stock futures. Over the past five years the exchange’s USF market has grown by an average of 57% a year, and there may be more to come.

March 01, 2006

Korea: How Hynix emerged from the perfect storm

The financial rehabilitation of Korean chipmaker Hynix offers salutary lessons for the region. Once the company was an embarrassment that an entire country wanted to go away. Now its creditors will reap a bonanza from a deal that they never even wanted. Chris Leahy reports from Seoul.

Chris Leahy, March 01, 2006

CAPITAL MARKETS

LATAM round up: Metrofinanciera ponders a perp

Latin America’s infatuation with the perpetual bond market shows no signs of slowing down. Metrofinanciera, one of Mexico’s biggest mortgage lenders, is the latest corporate to reveal its interest in issuing a perp. The company’s chief executive, José Armando Guzmán González, says that he is mulling over the idea but declines to provide further details.

Sudip Roy, March 01, 2006

Why Lavagna was the only man for the job

Guillermo Nielsen, Argentina's former finance secretary, on Roberto Lavagna, former economy minister.

March 01, 2006

Opinion

Lessons learnt from Argentina’s financial crisis

Argentina’s debt default, devaluation and subsequent recovery is, along with Enron’s fall from grace, the biggest financial story of the decade.

Clive Horwood, March 01, 2006

BANKING

Algorithmic trading: BoA harnesses rocket science for trading race

Bank of America gets the edge with its acquisition of Financial Labs.

Lee Oliver, March 01, 2006

BANKING

LATAM: Foreign banks open a second front

Further consolidation in Latin America’s banking industry is expected on the back of strong economic growth and financial stability. Foreign banks, which were active acquirers in the 1990s, are expected to play a big part in this. Leticia Lozano reports.

Leticia Lozano, March 01, 2006

BANKING

True integration for companies: what does it really mean?

Every corporate treasurer faces challenges in improving their business processes. For many years, straight through processing (STP) has been held up as the solution to these challenges. It has been shown to increase efficiency, raise productivity, lower the cost of doing business and consequently enhance profitability. Unsurprisingly, STP has long been the stated goal of leading corporates.

March 01, 2006

Foreign Exchange

Letter to the editor: The FX debate – a response from RBS

Our December cover story, The problem with foreign exchange, has sparked debate about the structure of today's FX market. Responses to the feature are still arriving at the Euromoney office.

March 01, 2006

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