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CAPITAL MARKETS

Belarus pushes private-sector plans

Belarus’s first deputy economy minister Alexander Zaborovsky insists that policymakers are keen to boost the share of the private sector in the economy through the development of new businesses. This meets with a high degree of scepticism locally, given the government’s record on the treatment of entrepreneurs.

Lucy Fitzgeorge-Parker, March 02, 2015

CAPITAL MARKETS

Latin America samurai bonds set for comeback

New sovereign issuance hope; Pemex investor day piques interest.

Rob Hartley, March 02, 2015

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Euromoney Country Risk

Escalating risks for sub-Saharan African Eurobond issuers

Risk experts have become increasingly concerned about prospects for the majority of African sovereign borrowers that are considering issuance in 2015. Will investors demand a premium?

Jeremy Weltman, February 27, 2015

BANKING

Cote d’Ivoire kicks off African Eurobond market for 2015

Cote d’Ivoire’s latest Eurobond and the first out of sub-Saharan Africa this year indicates investor appetite for African sovereign debt and the country’s strong fundamentals.

Kanika Saigal, February 26, 2015

Treasury

Cash pooling structures evolve

Cash pooling can provide substantial cost and efficiency savings, but it is not a simple solution for corporate treasurers to implement. Euromoney reports on a new initiative that mixes elements of a standard cash pooling and a notional pooling structure.

Kimberley Long, February 26, 2015

Fintech

Financial technology: Snowflake unlocks markets for intangible assets

Innovation is held back by the gap between the old financial system, investing and lending primarily against hard assets, and the new knowledge economy that depends on intangible assets. A new type of bank could benefit SMEs seeking to develop innovative products. It could also give investors the chance to redeploy speculative capital more productively. But who is the driving force behind Snowflake?

Peter Lee, February 25, 2015

Opinion

From Peregrine to Snowflake – the re-invention of Andre Lee

From the pariah of Peregrine to thought-leader for a new type of finance, Andre Lee’s re-emergence is an example to those whose careers the financial crisis cut short.

Peter Lee, February 25, 2015

Opinion

Banking bonuses: trust, don’t verify

CEO Stuart Gulliver helpfully explains HSBC’s former practice of using a Swiss bank account in the name of a Panama registered corporation to take bonus payments for the Hong Kong bank.

Jon Macaskill, February 25, 2015

Opinion

Gulliver and Flint face prisoner’s dilemma at HSBC

Before revelations about HSBC’s private bank, its chairman and CEO were seen as a winning combination. As the fallout becomes increasingly political, could their relationship be coming under threat?

Jon Macaskill, February 25, 2015

Foreign Exchange

Smart corporates beef up FX hedging

FX volatility highlights the need for corporates to stick to long-term hedging programmes, so that they can protect profits and their credit ratings. Some firms are also positioning themselves for opportunistic trades and upgrading their treasury and FX management systems.

Farah Khalique, February 24, 2015

Foreign Exchange

FXCM CEO reveals next steps post-SNB disaster

After the events of Black Thursday, the CEO of crest-fallen FXCM, the FX broker, discusses the shake-up in its business model, the future for retail flows, and lashes out at the institutional FX market structure.

February 23, 2015

Treasury

Treasurers voice fears over EU MMF regulation

Yield-hungry treasurers are keeping a close eye on the progress of the European Commission’s proposed changes to money market funds rules, and fear changes to net asset valuations and the role of credit agencies.

Paul Golden, February 23, 2015

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