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Opinion

Deutsche's Reid hits the right note

Fans of Jim Reid, Deutsche Bank’s seasoned head of global fundamental credit strategy, enjoy his regular insights on macro strategy delivered in lucid, and often humorous, prose. Euromoney is thoroughly impressed to learn that he has another, so to speak, string to his bow, namely playing the piano.

April 15, 2015

Opinion

Canadian dollar: Spocking the loonie

The Canadian dollar typically trades in the shadow of the all-powerful US currency, but last month that momentarily changed as global interest in the ‘loonie’ soared to intergalactic highs.

April 15, 2015

Benchmarking

ECR Survey Results Q1 2015: Russia crisis, China fragility and EMs’ capital-flow shock

Emerging markets (EMs) with fiscal and external imbalances, vulnerable to capital outflows – including oil and other commodity producers struggling to balance their budgets – are among the 72 sovereigns downgraded since the end of 2014 by more than 440 economists and other country-risk experts.

Jeremy Weltman, April 10, 2015

Sponsored Content

Green shoots of recovery in Russian ECM

Large international investors continue to closely monitor Russian issuers and are ready to invest if their requirements are met, as demonstrated by two recent deals successfully brought to the market.

April 10, 2015

Treasury

Citi's top TS banker eyes SME support

Naveed Sultan, global head of treasury and trade solutions (TTS) at Citi, explains the importance of developing SME and MME financing options, as the clout of transaction services to Citi's business strategy grows.

Kimberley Long, April 09, 2015

Foreign Exchange

Sterling faces Lehman moment as reality of lose-lose election sets in

The UK has entered election mode, with concerns about the country’s political future dominating trading in sterling. Volatility is rising and investors are seeking protection in the options market.

Solomon Teague, April 09, 2015

BANKING

African PE executives: Collaborate to boost deal-flow

Private equity investment has reached pre-financial crisis levels in Africa. However, more deals could be executed if there was more collaboration between funds, private equity managers say, against the backdrop of a more challenging commodity-driven economic cycle.

Kanika Saigal, April 09, 2015

BANKING

Basel attacks on credit ratings misfire

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s (BCBS) proposals to reduce lenders' reliance on external credit ratings and boost the risk sensitivity of exposures through new metrics could trigger a slew of unintended consequences, according to a Fitch report.

Sid Verma, April 08, 2015

Fintech

What's missing from Facebook's digital payments plan

Facebook’s arrival on the digital payment scene will inevitably see it become a significant player. But, so far, Facebook is not offering a revolution in the global payment infrastructure and tie-ups with disruptive new technologies would truly transform the FX landscape.

Solomon Teague, April 08, 2015

BANKING

South Africa's finance minister sticks to fiscal guns

South Africa’s deteriorating economic outlook has fuelled fears of a credit downgrade to junk status. Nhlanhla Nene, South Africa’s minister of finance, explains to Euromoney the country's fiscal balancing act.

Kanika Saigal, April 02, 2015

CAPITAL MARKETS

Africa private equity debate: Participants

Africa private equity debate: Realising Africa’s potential

April 02, 2015

Treasury

Regulatory and cost concerns crimping BPO adoption

Bank payment obligations (BPOs) could transform the transaction-services industry, but there is still caution in the market over associated costs and regulation.

Kimberley Long, April 02, 2015

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