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The banks party through the crisis

Credit becomes a special case

Revamping the US equities market

Revamping the US equities market

Last month Front End had a little jest at the expense of one of the runners in the Chase Corporate Challenge fun run recently held in London's Battersea Park. One brave soul, you may recall, was spotted heading for the finishing line in a Yamaichi T-shirt.

Liability Management: Derivatives Peers' vote - Results Index Page

Liability Management: Derivatives Peers' vote - Results Index Page

Elections have a nasty habit of destabilizing Latin America's fragile financial markets. The latest election-inspired jolt came in July when Eduardo Duhalde, Peronist party candidate for Argentina's presidency, suggested that the country might not need to pay back all its debts. The impact was felt throughout Latin America. Spreads on bonds widened, stock markets fell and currencies weakened. While some Latin issuers have taken advantage of brief windows of opportunity to sell bonds and equities this year, many are struggling to raise finance, while much of the region heads into economic downturn. Michael Peterson reports

ARAB 100: Methodology

Brazilian institutions dominate the ranks of Latin America's largest banks by shareholder equity. But this ranking compiled by Fitch IBCA is based on the latest full-year figures, 1998, and is converted into dollars at last year's exchange rate. It therefore provides a snapshot of the sector just before Brazil's January devaluation. Next year's list may include a stronger showing by Mexican and Argentine banks