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  • BANKING
    Back to a Golden Age?
    Why tinker with international currency speculation by throwing sand in its wheels, when you can block its path completely with a big boulder? That's the view of Paul Davidson, professor of political economy at the University of Tennessee. A 1% round-trip Tobin tax (after Nobel laureate James Tobin) discourages only the small-time short-term speculators. It needs a radical overhaul of the relationship between currencies and economies to end damaging medium-term attacks, Davidson says.
    August 01, 1997
  • BANKING
    Do companies give an Ofex?
    The recent news that Cherokee, an entertainment company, was listing on Ofex - which stands for off-exchange - was greeted in the City of London with smirks and raised eyebrows.
    August 01, 1997
  • BANKING
    Currencies: Devaluation - where next?
    Following recent devaluations in the Philippines peso, Thai baht, Czech koruna and, latest, the Indonesian rupiah, international bond investors are asking themselves, where next? A report by Deutsche Morgan Grenfell points to the mounting pressure on such currencies as the Malaysian ringgit, Brazilian real and Greek drachma.
    August 01, 1997
  • Sharif's capital start
    The Sharif government has acted fast to bring in funds, introduce economic reforms and reassure international lenders. Privatization efforts, particularly the sell-off of PakTelecom in the coming year, will be a test of its good intentions. Nick Kochan reports
    August 01, 1997
  • Pfandbriefe leave their Mark
    In their quest for a broader investor base, Pfandbrief issuers are venturing out of the Deutschmark. Some deals did well, some not so well. And the cost is high. But diversification is the key in the run-up to the euro. By Antony Currie.
    August 01, 1997
  • A troika of Russian banks
    SBS-Agro: $250 million, three-year maturity
    August 01, 1997
  • Emerging markets derivatives: Latins learn virtue of credit swaps
    Total-return swaps, options on credit spreads, default swaps - they all tend to be more talked about, than transacted. Except, that is, in Latin America, where banks and portfolio investors are starting to realize the big advantages of using credit derivatives. Andy Webb reports.
    August 01, 1997
  • Emerging markets derivatives: Swings and roundabahts
    The volatility of equity derivatives markets in some emerging Asian economies, fed by regulatory anomalies and liquidity shortages, offers the potential for big gains for those with strong nerves. Hong Kong's new status will open up opportunities as well. By Andy Webb.
    August 01, 1997
  • More mergers in the US...
    There have been so many bank acquisitions in the US in the past few weeks it is tempting to think that the financial mergers & acquisition boom must now be over. Simply, it seems there are few suitable banks or investment banks left to buy. In truth, the acquisition wave has only just begun.
    August 01, 1997
  • Opinion
    Red cards in Hong Kong
    Why does Chase Manhattan Bank's television commercial feature Manchester United slotting goals into the net to a Cantonese commentary? The footage appears courtesy of the biggest football match in Hong Kong this year, which Chase sponsored and made possible - the clash between English champions Manchester United, and the top Hong Kong side South China. Chase is believed to have spent HK$10 million ($1.3 million) to persuade Manchester's "red devils" to come to post-handover Hong Kong.
    August 01, 1997
  • BANKING
    Intersec 250: Clash of the titans, once again
    In Euromoney's annual ranking of non-US fund managers, in cooperation with Intersec Research Corporation, the dominant position of the Japanese and Swiss giants is threatened only by further exchange rate movements, and perhaps AXA of France. The global consolidation continues. By Jim Sirius.
    August 01, 1997
  • BANKING
    Emerging market banks: Turbulent times
    It's been a year of upheaval for banks in emerging markets. Thailand, Korea and Mexico have been particularly badly affected. The biggest losers in our ranking were public-sector banks. By Robin Monro-Davies, managing director of IBCA.
    August 01, 1997
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