Market leaders
Refco deals out harsh lesson
Hybrid puzzle leaves treasurers dazed and confused
European banks on the brink of an M&A boom
Shake-up looms in covered bond mandates
Brazil makes the wrong move
Romanians give a stark lesson in how not to manage debt
Why the credit market failed to foresee Delphi's demise
Debt
Sovereign Debt: Audacious Italy astounds all
Hybrid capital: It all ends in tiers
US government debt: Who is buying US treasuries?
New issues: France Telecom: too many banks spoil the deal
High yield: Tim Hellas keeps market ticking over
DM roundup: Eastern initiatives
DM roundup: Pension funds assets switch
DM roundup: The month in numbers
Structured credit
Credit derivatives: Dealers close ranks against tardy buy side
Securitization: S&P scales the Rock
Tranche trading: The great credit correlation unwind - part 2?
SC round-up: Wrappers’ delight
SC round-up: Multi-family refinancing
SC round-up: Drayson joins BNP Paribas
Foreign Exchange
Tietmeyer: problems caused by lack of FX flexibility
Branding: No such thing as a free deal
Market making: Winners and losers in the FX spread war
FX round-up: Another day, another dollar
FX round-up: It’s a bit naughty!
FX round-up: Saxo Bank to open in London
Equity markets
Speculative money puts in an appearance to plague IPOs
ECM bankers thrive on M&A boom
LSE takes aim for Europe, but can it fire?
The benefits of brain damage: Crack addicts outperform others
ECM round-up: Myth of the month
ECM round-up: The month in numbers
Fund management
Funds of funds: Funds of hedge funds slow down
Property investment: Real estate derivatives go high-rise
Pension funds: Hesitant about hedge funds
Private client investment: Barclays set for hiring spree
FM round-up: Hire of the month
FM round-up: Three months and counting...
FM round-up: Food for thought:
Corporate finance
M&A: Tech times are changing
Bankruptcy law: Tighter Chapter 11 regime takes effect
Antitrust enforcement: Price-fixing costly for chipmakers
Bondholder activism: Delta in tense Chapter 11 negotiations
CF round-up: Refco set to sell futures business
CF round-up: GM tries damage limitation
CF round-up: More European telecoms consolidation?
Asia Pacific
UBS rewrites securities rules
Pension reform: Cracking Asia's wall of money
Asean countries pull together
IPOs: China Construction Bank hits the road
Philippines pensions face up to default threat
Japan: Slow pace of bank reform
Taiwan turns back the sands of time
Korea: Still only half in love with foreign investment
Local currency bonds: Pandas make debut appearance
Asia round-up: Counting the cost of avian flu
Asia round-up: Indonesia overcomes funding challenges
Indian private equity takes a wider view
Asia round-up: Vietnam green lights bond issue
Latin America
Colombia: Back in the limelight
Luis Alberto Moreno: IDB shapes up for the future
Andean: World Bank and Ecuador kiss and make up
Meet Chile's Mr Dependable: Vittorio Corbo
Caribbean: Grenada pulls off hurricane restructuring
Debt exchange triggers Dominican recovery
Chile: Touchy-feely Bachelet preaches atypical warcry
Latin America market round-up: Hugo Chávez watch 1
Latin America market round-up: Hugo Chávez watch 2
LATAM round-up: Argentina: bank acquisition
EMEA
Islamic mutual funds attract strong interest
VTB set to acquire Moscow Narodny Bank
Kyrgyzstan: Central banker under house arrest
Debt capital markets: Gulf bonds enjoy strong demand
Vienna bourse responds to convergence interest
EMEA round-up: Capital comparisons
