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Digging up the past

Jewish organizations have long urged a full search for orphan funds deposited in Switzerland by victims of Nazi persecution. Right after World War II many accounts were located. But Swiss bankers, with their obsession for secrecy, have failed to convince the world that they have tried hard enough since. Now they've signed an agreement that may clear more of the fog. Stephanie Cooke reports

August 01, 1996

Vanuatu: the serious side of paradise

Since independence in 1980, Vanuatu has established a reputation as one of the most stable Pacific island countries. Its government is now promoting the islands as a tourist destination and offshore financial centre. Ben Davies reports from Port-Vila

August 01, 1996

The White Russians from Long Island

They are the sons and daughters of aristocrats and capitalists who fled the Bolsheviks in 1917. They all know each other because they're from the same small town in America. But they've returned to Russia to work in its capital markets. For some it's a homecoming; for others it's simply an opportunity to exploit a language skill. Steven Irvine reports

August 01, 1996

BANKING

MICROFINANCE

Small lenders count too

Antony Currie, July 01, 1996

Regulation: The agony of the global supervisor

A handful of the world's top financial institutions have not one regulator but many, spread over diverse products and markets. These regulators, scared by Barings, Daiwa Bank and other disasters, are trying to plug holes in the supervisory net. But it's a tough job to coordinate oversight and to ensure that at least one supervisor has the full picture. David Shirreff reports

July 01, 1996

Saudi Arabia: Financing a future beyond oil

While rising oil prices are easing Saudi Arabia's immediate economic problems - a deep budget deficit and depleted foreign reserves - the country needs to make structural changes, cut spending and create new jobs to reduce its dependence on volatile oil. Norman Peagam looks at the task confronting a new team of western-educated technocrats

July 01, 1996

Deal insider: Nomura spots Euroyen opening

STEVEN IRVINE

July 01, 1996

EUROPE 2000 SURVEY: For better, for worse

Europe faces fundamental change. This survey looks at some of the uncertainties. Will the single currency collapse? How will Europe's central bank work? And can bureaucrats bridge the gap between rich and poor countries? Introduction by Nigel Dudley

July 01, 1996

High-tech stocks: Cash return or crash and burn?

In the space of a few years, the Californian boutiques helping high-tech companies come to market have seen their profitable niche invaded by major Wall Street firms. Now banks and investors from across the Atlantic are threatening to get in on the act. But are the Europeans buying into a maturing industry - or a market reaching its top? Michelle Celarier investigates

July 01, 1996

Liechtenstein: So far but no further

Liechtenstein's ruler, Prince Hans-Adam, was so sure of the benefits of closer economic ties with the rest of western Europe that he threatened to abdicate if his subjects rejected EEA membership. The principality's bankers and lawyers are more sceptical. Their concern is that limited changes to secrecy laws may deter the high-net-world

July 01, 1996

Opinion

Against the tide: Moving into the end game

by David Roche

July 01, 1996

China: Reining in the free market

Securities regulator the CSRC was set up in 1992 to bring order to China's new and frenetic securities markets. But its attempts to impose discipline have met with mixed success. Turf battles with other authorities, political agendas that take precedence over market-based listing criteria and high-profile departures have made the regulator as raucous as the markets it was supposed to tame. Sophie Röell reports

July 01, 1996

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