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Assessing the damage: Uncertain times in the currency markets

The crisis in Asia is changing perceptions about almost every currency, and no-one is certain what will happen next. Suzanne Miller reports on uncertain times in the currency markets.

January 01, 1998

Broadening horizons - Battered but still standing

Interest rates and bond yields are up, the rouble is under pressure and money is flowing out of the country. But Russia could survive the crisis in better shape than other emerging markets. And, as Ronan Lyons reports, if it brings banking consolidation, greater fiscal maturity and a new breed of long-term foreign investors, so much the better

January 01, 1998

Poll of polls 1997: Battling to join the elite

Euromoney's definitive annual guide to winners and losers in the world's capital markets charts the struggle to join the select group of top-flight firms. But a number of banks have failed to boost their position through acquisitions, and some of the most improved firms are those that have grown organically. A synthesis of all the polls run in the magazine in 1997, the poll evaluates underwriting, trading and advisory activities over the past year. By Rebecca Dobson.

January 01, 1998

BANKING

It's the way he tells them

Reading economic reports can be a chore, even for the committed. So it is hardly surprising that those who write them try to liven them up. Some opt for catchy titles, but at Bankers Trust in London economist Ian Amstead goes that little bit further.

January 01, 1998

Both a lender and a borrower be

With trillions of dollars of securities lent or temporarily sold each day the risks, once thought minimal, began to look higher in November. There's a rethink on counterparty risk and the practice of making a spread on lower-grade collateral, but the credit-spread business is growing. Michelle Celarier reports.

January 01, 1998

After the fun - the real challenge

They were sent from Athens, London and Madrid. They burned the midnight oil and engaged in intellectual debate, hammering out the finer points of monetary union. But by spring, the economists will be rolling up their spreadsheets and leaving Frankfurt as the European Monetary Institute is transformed into the European Central Bank. In the meantime, the battle for influence has to be won all over again. In the committee rooms, it is already beginning. By Laura Covill.

January 01, 1998

Top fifty under forty: Euromoney's rising stars

They flyfish, birdwatch, trek and mountain climb. They have brought us Bowie bonds and Brady bonds. They've worked on privatizations and flotations. They head top banks, have founded their own firms, introduced new markets and strengthened fragile emerging economies. Meet Euromoney's top fifty financial whizzkids from around the world - and take note. They are impressive now, but their peers believe they are destined for even greater things

January 01, 1998

BANKING

Why didn't they fly in Breuer?

Why did NatWest refuse Deutsche Morgan Grenfell's offer of £150 million ($248 million) for the equity operations of NatWest Markets?

January 01, 1998

Keep the equity issues coming ...

Will Asia's economic crisis knock eastern Europe off course? Will political disagreement stall privatization? Will the region's small companies flock to join the stock market? Rebecca Bream gauges the flow of new east European equity in 1998 and looks ahead to the year's biggest deals.

January 01, 1998

Beware state guarantees

Lending to European borrowers backed by a government guarantee should be as safe as houses. But beware of the state aid rules, warns Christopher Stoakes.

January 01, 1998

BANKING

Twinkle little euro

Never let it be said that Euromoney doesn't break new ground in its tireless coverage of finance. Last year we brought you the news, from Bowie bonds to Chechen bonds, financing lapdancing to book-writing bankers.

January 01, 1998

BANKING

Need for stronger Chinese walls

Velvet costs are piling up

January 01, 1998

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