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CAPITAL MARKETS

CEE gets a taste for LBOs

CEE private equity, after a tough period that saw many funds go out of business, is enjoying a surge in activity, thanks to access to leveraged finance. Some funds are making big returns. Others, however, are still struggling.

Julian Evans, September 01, 2004

Opinion

Stand up, sit down, keep moving

If your competitors are beating you to the most lucrative deals, it could be they're better at pressing the flesh. Wooing potential clients over drinks or dinner is as much a part of a banker's job as making formal pitches.

Mark Brown, September 01, 2004

Opinion

Schwab is at its Wit's end

First Wit dumped its attempt to build a retail platform. Next, it dumped its name, and moved out of its Silicon Alley headquarters in New York to Connecticut. Then last year Charles Schwab Capital Markets bought it. At least Wit, by then Soundview, the name of the boutique it bought in 1999, was joining a like-minded firm with ambitions to change how markets work.

Antony Currie, September 01, 2004

BANKING

The new faces of corporate Russia

Oil and gas still lord it over all other sectors of the Russian economy but beyond the energy markets other businesses are making their mark on the international stage. Euromoney identifies some of the rising stars.

Ben Aris, September 01, 2004

CAPITAL MARKETS

Deutsche rebuilds its Asian equity business

For years, Deutsche Bank's Asian equity business was little more than an also-ran. The bank had a reputation for aggressive tactics and profligate hiring but failed to build a credible business, to the amusement of rivals. But with new management hired to fix the problems, Deutsche seems to be getting it right.

Chris Leahy, September 01, 2004

Black Economic Empowerment deals: Ways to get the BEEs buzzing

South African banks are working out how to structure and finance the Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) deals that are altering the ownership structure of the country's financial services industry. Under South Africa's voluntary Financial Sector Charter, direct black ownership in financial institutions should reach 10% by 2010.

Mark Brown, September 01, 2004

Gazprom scare for foreign investors

Foreign investment sentiment was already being battered by the Yukos affair, the Kremlin's attack on what was Russia's biggest oil company. However, waning confidence was dealt a fresh blow in August when a Duma deputy officially called for an investigation into ?grey? schemes used by foreigners to hold billions of dollars-worth of Gazprom shares.

Ben Aris, September 01, 2004

The fourth generation of central banking

Central bankers have been the financial market heroes of the past two decades, for asserting independence from profligate politicians, conquering inflation and resolving financial crises not of their own making. But they have managed themselves out of a job. And what lies ahead for the next generation is frustration and loss of influence.

September 01, 2004

Keeping it in the family

Is that spare $400 million giving you a headache? Do you already have the private jet, the yacht, art collection, international properties and a charitable foundation? Maybe you now need your own team of dedicated advisers to help you oversee your family's wealth. How about a family office?

Helen Avery, September 01, 2004

FASB simplifies expensing stock options

The US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has announced its second retreat in as many weeks on how corporates should account for employee stock options.

August 31, 2004

Take CF's Growth Strategy Survey

Corporate Finance, in association with the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency, is currently conducting a short survey on corporate long-term growth strategy. To ensure our research is comprehensive, please take a minute to fill out our short and confidential questionnaire.

August 27, 2004

CF's 2004 Awards for Treasury Excellence

Siemens, Microsoft, Nokia and Repsol are just some of the corporate treasuries nominated by banks and software vendors for CF¹s Awards for Treasury Excellence 2004. The annual awards serve to recognise the professional excellence of a number of corporate treasuries in categories such as STP, working capital management, treasury strategy and financial process outsourcing. And, for the first time, CF¹s 2004 Awards nominate a treasurer of the year and a treasurer to watch in the next 12 months.

August 26, 2004

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