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Barclays Capital has shown its global strength this year across the key asset classes while simultaneously moving into new regions such as India where it structured the first local collateralized debt obligation.

Barclays' iPath notes have been among the most talked about innovation in the U.S. and a handful of firms followed with copy-cat notes this year.

Some 100 of the over-the-counter market's top players, together with key figures from the European securitization market, gathered in London at the Millennium Hotel, Mayfair, Wednesday for Derivatives Week's 2007 Awards.

Allen & Overy led the charge on several key International Swaps and Derivatives Association projects this year, including contingent credit-default swaps and loan CDS documentation.

U.S. Credit Derivatives House Of The Year

Western bankers used to wince when they were asked to transfer to Asia. But the latest round of job cuts will leave them wishing they had jumped at the chance.

Bank of Thailand governor Tarisa Watanagase squares up to mounting pressure on interest rates

A year on since a coup brought Thailand’s military to power, the economy is feeling the strain of neglect and mismanagement. Elections next January could change that – but don’t hold your breath

Many had tried but failed. Then the US Treasury Secretary devised a plan to help developing countries pay off their debt – the Brady bond came to the rescue

For the man who pioneered emerging market investment with the world’s first equity fund for the new asset class, a long-term vision has paid off where others feared to tread

Economist Jagdish Bhagwati explains how to unlock the seemingly intractable Doha round of trade talks

In an exclusive interview, top monetary policy-maker tells EM that he would reverse the strong Singapore dollar policy if US slowdown hit the city-state’s economy