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  • BankAmerica and NationsBank had both bought into hi-tech investment banking, so when they merged there was bound to be surplus capacity. It was worse than that, though. BA's Robertson Stephens and Nations' Montgomery Securities had a bitter mutual history and could hardly have worked together. Michelle Celarier reports.
  • Investment bankers are sometimes accused of seeking an image that is more pin-up than pinstripes. One of their number at least will be among the throng at the Cannes film festival, but she will be quite happy for the paparazzi to keep their lenses trained on the starlets cavorting on the beach. Premila Hoon will be looking for projects to launch Société Générale's new film-finance business.
  • On Wall Street, the cult of McKinsey continues to flourish. Long considered the management consultancy of choice by bankers and brokers, McKinsey's image has been further burnished in recent years by the success of several ex-employees who have made the leap to the securities industry. Prominent among them are Phil Purcell, chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and Larry Linden, a partner at Goldman Sachs.
  • Some of the numbers related to the banking sector are truly worrying. Outstanding loans as a proportion of GDP stood at 152% in December. With Bank Negara projecting 2% to 3% GDP growth in 1998 and 15% credit growth, the ratio will rise to 165% by December 1998.
  • SS Euro - sinking the unsinkable
  • Our annual survey of business travel provides the answers you need before you fly. Which are the world's favourite hotels? Which are the best and worst airlines? And which airport has the best cold-meat selection? Research and report by Susan McCormack.
  • The lemming effect whereby all emerging markets are sold off because of bad news in a few may be slowly breaking down. While Latin America has experienced fallout from the Asian crisis, a survey of US portfolio investors shows their stance towards it quickly recovering to a more positive one. This is largely because of the region's strong fundamentals and adept handling of volatitilty.
  • Short-term foreign debt is a killer for emerging markets as recent events have shown. Incredibly, few analysts bother to measure it accurately. Often they only consider medium- and long-term debt figures to make predictions about economic health. Small wonder so many of those forecasts prove incorrect.
  • Could this be Deutsche Bank's Michael Dobson trying to convince his fellow Vorstand members of his commitment to all things German?
  • With consolidation on their minds, ambitious investment banks are picking their partners. No-one expects SBC-UBS to be the last big merger. Now Euromoney gives you the opportunity to pick your own dream team of banks which are hot in the merger stakes. Rules of the first ever fantasy bank M&A competition are as follows:
  • Was your bonus smaller than expected this year? Feeling unappreciated at work? Do you think you can write an insightful essay on the world of international finance? Not only will you be honouring the esteemed Jacques de Larosière, but the top prize is $10,000.