July 2006

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Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2006

Euromoney Awards for excellence 2006 Off the Record Special

How Stan O'Neal transformed Merrill Lynch

Can Daniel Bouton’s unique vision drive SG forward?

Structured credit debate

Structured Credit debate: Complexity and beyond

Private banking

Private banking bonanza prompts difficult decisions

Wealth managers tease out value with futurology

Portugal debate

Portugal debate: Banking on reform

Securitization

Mexico set for an MBS takeoff

Market leaders

Court gives short shrift to SEC hedge fund ruling

Structured credit's shaky foundations

DCM: Morgan Stanley’s Latin American renaissance

Is Natixis an omen for French banks?

Some emerging markets are more equal than others

European corporate hybrid bonds: A bull market trade gone wrong?

Equities: Summertime spring-cleaning for Asia

Competitors build up Goldman’s mystique

Debt markets News & Analysis

Hybrids: The NAIC strikes again

Hybrids: Fitch streamlines its hybrids classification

FIG banking: Goldman’s new hybrid team

UBS embraces vertical integration

FIG Watch: B&B takes back ownership

15th Global Borrowers & Investors forum 2006

Debt Market round-up: Gary Cottle joins Morgan Stanley

Debt Market round-up: EIB launches Epos bond

Debt Market round-up: Marshi leaves Citi

Structured finance News & Analysis

Credit derivative product companies: A new twist on an old game

Home Equity: Euro Heloc deal given test run

CMBS index: Back to the drawing board

Infrastructure securitization: Asset class builds momentum

ABS pricing: The battle for pricing transparency

SF Market round-up: Revenge is sweet

SF Market round-up: Housekeeping expenses — Bank balance sheet CLOs

Foreign exchange news

ABN Amro launches foray into retail FX and other assets

Speculation: Turkey stuffing for Israeli investors

FX Market round-up: The least used sentences in FX

FX Market round-up: CME to list RNB futures, options

FX Market round-up: To lose or not to lose

Fund management news

Funds of funds: Private equity FoFs take off

Enhanced returns: Hedge fund overlays catch on

Private client investment: Cheviot poaches 50 pros

Wealth management: International outlook pays well for HNWIs

FM Market round-up: Bored billionaire to probe corporate frauds

FM Market round-up: Wise words of the month

FM Market round-up: Correction

Equity markets news

Primary issuance: Secondary market rocks the boat for primary deals

As equity markets take a tumble, convertibles wait in the wings

Barx does online equity structured note trading

Market sentiment: Investors lose their risk appetite

Equity Market round-up: The month in numbers

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Equity Market round-up 2: And also to…

Equity Market round-up: DJStoxx European Football Index — Football fever?

EEMEA news

Russian IPOs to diversify despite numbers slump

Russia: Rouble convertibility means more capital flows

Islamic investors lap up first oil and gas sukuk

South African securitization races ahead

Kuwaiti banking: Foreign players reap rewards

EEMEA Market round-up: Kuwait: Largest project ever

EEMEA Market round-up: Hungary downgraded

EEMEA Market round-up: Penetrating question about poverty, corruption

Latin America news

Equity Capital Markets: The party comes to an end

Argentina: Martin Redrado asks for patience

Brazil: Tender offer failure equals good news

Hedge funds: Copernico sits back and waits

Alternative financing: An adventure into the unknown

Latin America market round-up: Hugo Chávez watch

LatAm Market round-up: Itaú consolidates in Brazil

Lat Am Market round-up: ScotiaBank deepens presence

Asia news

Chinese IPOs: Exchanges reopen for business

Australia: Exchange merger champion pays for success

Chinese equities: Foreign retail investors cross the final frontier to the A-share market

Asia Market round-up: Prepare for a banking battle

Asia Market round-up: Valuable, volatile Vietnam

Columns

Inside Investment: Go macro to get ahead

Against the Tide: Go long volatility for the next 12 months

ECB Watch: Musical chairs for the board, but no change in policy

Front End

Talkin’ ’bout my wealth g-generation

Delinquent debtors in Indonesia: Pay up or we’ll print

FSA plays a mean hand

The investment banking World Cup

Off the Record

Merrill Lynch's Stan O'Neal

How Stan O'Neal transformed Merrill Lynch

Stan O'Neal interview: "It's powerful if you have an organization on the same page"

How Stan O’Neal went from the production line to the front line of investment banking

Société Générale's Daniel Bouton

Can Daniel Bouton’s unique vision drive SG forward?

Allons enfants de la SG!

“Our CIB has a very entrepreneurial spirit, which is also the explanation of our development in retail banking”

From public service to private banking