Debt news
Corporate credit: Not quite a credit crunch
Real estate finance: Hypo drive a fast bargain
Covered bonds: The Pfandbrief beats a hollow drum
People moves: HSBC raids Nomura and others
Debt market round up: UK joins the Ucits party
Debt market round up: Royal Bank of Scotland appoints treasurer
Debt market round up: UBS Scandi and UK DCM coverage merged
Structured finance news & analysis
Synthetics: Great expectations
Syndication: More work for less reward
ABS: Better health for Italy’s regions
Insurance securitization: US cats may lead insurers out of the backwaters
Structured finance market round up: Barcap loses second ABS trader
Structured finance market round up: Calyon appoints Siracusa as DCM/ABS head
Structured finance market round up: Commerzbank takes BNPP ABS trading head
Foreign exchange news
Trading strategies: When is a barrier event not a barrier event?
Regulation: US capital ruling could kill off smaller dealers
Settlement risk: BIS issues consultative report on settlement risk
FX market round up: BoA reorganizes
FX market round up: Gardening leave becomes a habit
FX market round up: CME Group reports strong Q2 earnings
Equity markets news
Trading commissions: Rivals cry foul over ITG’s Triton
Funds listing: Competition for alternative funds IPOs heats up
Retail investment: Trade bodies lay out principles for structured products
Equity market round up: The month in numbers
Equity market round up: People moves
Alternative investments news
Hedge fund valuation: Smooth returns from rough valuations
Hedge funds: BoNY-Mellon now sixth biggest administrator
Hedge funds: Retail investors eye up the gain in Spain
China: Private equity market deepens
China: Hedge funds up the alpha
AI market round up: GlobeOp and Archeus settle dispute
AI market round up: New Star grows alts business
AI market round up: Hedge fund assets near$3.5 trillion
Latin America news
Latin American private equity: Asset class returns to record levels
Banking: Citi grows in Chile
Peru: Peru to beat Brazil to investment grade rating
Investment funds: LatAm mutual funds are world’s best performers
Mortgage-backed securities: Coughs and sneezes fail to spread diseases
Latin America round up: Hugo Chávez watch
Latin America round up: Peru closes $1.5 billion bond
Latin America round up: New economy minister in Argentina
EEMEA news
Russia: Banking sector investment continues apace
Ukraine: UniCredit’s bank-buying spree continues
Investment banking: Dresdner downplays senior staff departures
Structured finance: Gulf securitization gets warm market welcome
Azerbaijan: Sovereign preparing debut Eurobond issue
Africa: Even Zimbabwe benefits from Africa-only funds
Albania: Tirana secures a sovereign rating
EEMEA round up: Goldman appoints CEOs in Moscow
EEMEA round up: Dubai banks merge
EEMEA round up: Strong growth in CEE pensions
Market leaders
Emerging markets tough out credit crisis
Rating uncertainties grate on investor nerves
Equity: Time to lift the lid on Japan
Are hedge fund listings past their sell-by date?
The more the merrier for unregistered share trading platforms