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Momentum builds as Lloyds Bank’s institutional strategy delivers for clients

One year in, and Lloyds Bank’s institutional strategy is building momentum – deepening client relationships through a more holistic, joined-up approach across the wider group.

August 19, 2024

CAPITAL MARKETS

India’s IPO market finally comes alive

For years, India’s capital markets underwhelmed. Now, the country is the beating heart of IPO activity in Asia, with a raft of big-ticket stock listings expected in late 2024 and 2025. Fees are up, PE firms cannot buy assets fast enough, and global firms want to raise capital onshore.

Elliot Wilson, August 15, 2024

BANKING

Bradesco stops the rot but recovery is unclear

The bank's new CEO has posted his first market-beating quarterly results, but the firm's exposure to lower-income segments could limit longer-term upside.

Rob Dwyer, August 15, 2024

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CAPITAL MARKETS

NAV loans are a poor answer to private equity’s struggles

Unable to sell companies or raise new funds, desperate private equity managers are funding distributions from debt at the portfolio level. That structurally subordinates limited partners. They don’t like it – and neither do regulators.

Peter Lee, August 14, 2024

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Opinion

Are Mexico’s digital disruptors blinking first?

A report from Citi asks if Mexican banks must increase interest rates on their deposit base.

Rob Dwyer, August 14, 2024

Treasury

UK treasurers face increased personal liability risk

The spectre of increased liability for financial officers looms large over the UK government’s plans to reform the audit profession.

Paul Golden, August 12, 2024

CAPITAL MARKETS

Volatility knocks out LatAm DCM but the effects will be short-lived

Huge international debt capital market issuance in September and October is forecast as investors may seek to take any US Treasury benefit through wider spreads.

Rob Dwyer, August 09, 2024

CAPITAL MARKETS

Why Japan’s stock market went on a rollercoaster ride

A perfect storm – triggered by the Sahm Rule, AI-driven transactions and the unwinding of the yen carry trade – sent the Japanese and global stock markets on a wild ride. While the Bank of Japan gains more flexibility to raise rates after the unwinding, investors remain optimistic about the long-term prospects of Japanese equities.

Larissa Ku, August 08, 2024

CAPITAL MARKETS

India’s Gift City: The right financial hub in the wrong place

India’s first international financial services centre was created by premier Narendra Modi in 2008. Today, Gift City is a flourishing hub near Ahmedabad in the country’s arid northwest. K Rajaraman, chair of the International Financial Services Centres Authority, tells Euromoney why the zone is vital to India’s financial and economic aspirations.

Elliot Wilson, August 08, 2024

Opinion

DBS’s Piyush Gupta: The sage of Singapore heads for the exit

When Piyush Gupta was named chief executive of DBS in 2009, the Singapore lender was going nowhere in particular. He gave it drive and direction, buying assets around Asia and transforming it into the world’s best bank. A series of tech outages put him in the spotlight for the wrong reasons, but Gupta will leave DBS in March with his head held high and his legacy intact. His capable and charismatic successor Tan Su Shan, the first woman to run southeast Asia’s largest bank, has big shoes to fill.

August 08, 2024

Opinion

Can Bali become Asia’s next wealth-management hub?

Senior Indonesian officials have floated the idea of transforming the island paradise into a private-wealth hub to rival Hong Kong and Singapore. Jakarta certainly needs to do something to ensure that more of the wealth created onshore stays onshore.

August 06, 2024

Opinion

Mumbai: The more it changes, the more it stays the same

New highways, bridges and tunnels make travelling in Mumbai easier than it has been in decades. A new metro line is set to open in late 2024, but the city can still be gruelling to navigate. If it wants to be a global financial hub, there is still so much more to do.

Elliot Wilson, August 05, 2024

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