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Thai and Malaysian companies performed strongly in this year’s annual survey of which companies leading financial analysts rate as the best in Asia. Paul Pedzinski reports.

Announcing its second annual report, Temasek Holdings, a Singapore-based private-equity group owned by the Singapore government, announced total shareholder returns in 2004 of 16% on its investment portfolio, down from the 46% returns earned during the previous year.

As bankers work feverishly to complete mandated China and Hong Kong IPOs before the final window shuts ahead of the Christmas break, there are hints of investor indigestion.

Deutsche survey finds CFOs think they are great at what they do.

It is one of the great ironies of the European bond market that one of the largest market distortions occurs within the sovereign sector and are caused by the direct actions of Europe’s sovereign debt managers. The regulatory environment in Europe is tighter than ever, with the EU taking an aggressive and sometimes misguided stance in its aim of eliminating distortions in the capital markets, notably with its Market Abuse Directive and MiFID. And yet, despite all the EU’s talk of market efficiency, it ignores the market abuse happening right under its nose.

Greater anonymity, leverage and lower trading costs are seen as incentives.

M&A activity is changing the Asian banking landscape and the relative positions of banks in Euromoney’s rankings.

With “no comment” seemingly the stock response to any question that is not about the latest all-singing, all-dancing enhancement to their internet trading platform, senior level appointment or record day, being a press officer or PR for an FX player is probably the easiest job in the market. To encourage more openness, it might be time for Euromoney to launch new categories in its highly regarded and prestigious polls – “most and least helpful press officers of the month”. Polling has already started.

Banks are expanding their presence in energy trading – again. But with two established incumbents, is there enough profitable business for the newcomers? Kathryn Tully reports.

A spate of poor deals gets the investment bankers thinking. After a difficult October, in which initial public offerings met with a variety of fates, attention last month swung once again to the IPO process itself.

GSAM's boutique structure provides a potential model for other asset managers.

It may not be the sort of lead arranging mandate Deutsche Bank normally undertakes, but it’s for a very good cause.