Top stories
Why the China rainmaker just won’t go away
Lee Zhang: at the top of the Deutsche tree
Fang Fenglei and Fred Hu: one bank, two rainmakers
Zhang Liping and Janice Hu: quietly getting deals done
Henry Cai: a new breed of dealmaker
The ins and outs of mandate hunting
Middle East
Dubai International Capital and Istithmar: Dubai investment arms flex their buying muscle
Dubai World's Istithmar: The new kid on the block
Dubai International Capital (DIC) looks to spread its investment wings
Bankers keep their cool as Lebanese stand-off continues
Iran banks rebuff US charges
Debt news and analysis
Electronic trading: Members not so keen on letting hedge funds into EuroMTS
Covered bonds: LBB looks outside Pfandbrieffor issuance
Credit default swaps: Loan market waits for a transformational index
Bank funding: HBOS keeps its options open
People moves: Patterson moves to advisory role at Citi
Debt market round up: Lehman lose Zirps, Roase
Debt market round up: Merrill poaches Baldini
Structured finance news and analysis
US sub-prime: ABS CDO pipeline dries up as sub-prime fears start to bite
Permanent capital vehicles: Permanent feature or fad?
CDOs: Hannover Re manages risk with CDO technology
Real estate: A sting in the tail
SF market round up: Mizuho Securities USA rebuffs Calyon’s $750 million lawsuit
SF market round up: Huge European CLO pipeline builds
Equity markets news
Real estate: Hot property in the convertibles market
Investment banking: Equity revenues may rise 20%
Equity trading: New challenges for vol and correlation traders
Trading and exchanges: Instinet challenges TSE
Equity market round up: The month in numbers
Equity market round up: People moves
Equity market round up: A private equity index
Alternative investments news
M&A: Minority stakes for banks
US sub-prime: Hedge funds make light of sub-prime woes
People and markets: Calello assumes global role at Credit Suisse
Hedge fund management: JPMorgan on an ‘aggressive’ drive in alternatives
Profile: Havens goes for high yield as an arb complement
AI market round up: Goldman gets slap on the wrist
AI market round-up: Wealthy dump equity for alts
AI market round-up: Citadel markets HF expertise
Asia news
IPOs: Great China sale nears its end
Real estate: A lifeboat for choppy markets
People and markets: Calello assumes global role at Credit Suisse
Asia market round up: Morgan Stanley ventures into Vietnam
Latin America news
Argentina: CB governor Martin Redrado says ability to control inflation is limited
Investment banking: Goldman boosts Brazil team in big launch
Capital markets: Hungry high-yield investors drive issuers to think about toggles
Mexico pension funds: High pension fund commissions lead to anaemic returns
Mexico banking: Low-income Mexicans to buy banking off supermarket shelf
Brazil: Interim treasury secretary doesn’t shine
Borrower view: Vitro opens the window to a brighter future
Latin America market round up: Hugo Chávez watch
Latin America market round up: Slim says LatAm governments need more investment
EEMEA news
Investment authorities: Mubadala expands its reach
Saudi Arabia: Cristal deal glint in global M&A
Securitization: Up to $500 million in pipeline from Ukraine
Finance minister reassures investors on Egyptian economy
Russia: Making greenbacks from going green
Private equity: Bain and Actis hunt big game in Africa
Armenia: Armeconombank looks to London for funding
Islamic finance: Bond’s car is Shariah-compliant
Kazakhstan: Property play proves popular investment
EEMEA market round up: Deutsche issues groundbreaking CDO
EEMEA market round up: Kazakh RMBS deal sets benchmark
EEMEA market round up: Emaar to launch convertible bond
Market leaders
Sub-prime contagion: Guilty by association
Barclays’ merger proposal unnerves investors
Making hay in China: rain or shine
Japan looks beyond its borders
When greed is green it’s good
Lehman’s statements of intent
In and out of the money in covered bonds
Front End
Pfandbrief is a very long word…
Moody’s goes Bollywood or bust
Desktop Zar: One bank, one market, one leader
Now we can concentrate on the league…
BNP Paribas: Time gentlemen, s’il vous plaît
