February 2004

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Top stories

GM tests the limits of financial engineering

Woman with an eye for opportunities

Exotic investment strategy

Profile

Elliott Associates' aggression captures low-risk returns

North America

Morocco looks for an economic miracle

The price of Europe getting high

M&A: The big land grab

Western Europe

European banks have no response to US mergers

Private banking

Private banks pick up the pace of M&A

Valuing clients to value banks

Deals of the year

Deals of the year 2003: Making brave moves into new markets

Latin America

Uruguay's elegant transformation

Debt markets

Quality issuers face a year of uncertainty

Emerging Europe

Mysterious bidder drives YKB's stock

Vintage year gives Turkey a grip on inflation

Equity markets

New ways to bridge public-private gap

How Culs might ease the pain

The return of IPOs

Bankers put their heads on the blocks

Asset management

Hedge funds square up to bullishness

Japan fund turns in fine performance

Poll of Polls

Poll of polls 2003: All-round strengths give Deutsche the edge

Editorial

Early releases devalue lock-ups

Front End

Can I have my bonus please?

Bush for Fed treatment?

ABN gives Deutsche run for its money

Monkey magic points to rally

A prince among private bankers?

Dresdner's speed dating strategy

Breakingviews

Breakingviews: Mack's knife cuts too deep

Breakingviews: Germany's image goes on trial

Breakingviews: Return of the stock jobber

Market Monitor

Europe builds up for a rush

Investec looks to get them young

Cyprus aims for respectability

New revenue killer rears its head

Aussie funds pool to hit $1.32 trillion

Dutch pensions set to force bonds shift

LMA looks to repeat trick

Against the tide

Dashing the optimists' dreams

People

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