Markets news
Sovereign borrowing: Europe discovers law of unintended consequences
Bank capital: Cocos could be tough nuts to crack
Municipal bonds: Muni market panic uncalled for
Foreign exchange: Barclays FX has its resolve tested
Asia news
Credit derivatives: China begins cautious experiment with CDS
Investment banking: Australia is the fly in Morgan Stanley’s ointment
China: Leaders bemoan ‘fragmented’ regulatory landscape
India: Infrastructure investment gains momentum
Latin America news
Investment banking: BR Partners is the new kid on M&A block
Brazil: Real bonds still flying despite Bradesco blip
Project finance: BNDES defends its role with credit
Debt restructurings: Gramercy urges Europe to learn Latin lessons
EEMEA news
Russia/CIS: Russian IPOs wait for a propitious 2011
Kuwait’s central bank blocks TID restructuring
Nigeria: State firm buys $15 billion of Nigeria’s bad debt
Albania: EU hopes dashed, Albania cheered by economy
Market leaders
Share buy-backs highlight low corporate confidence
Investment banking: The new global reality
Structured credit winds up – in court
Brazil’s belief in terraforming interest rates
Israel: The rise of settler sub-prime
China: Sino-foreign securities joint ventures – Partners in name alone
Columns
Abigail with attitude: Over-indulgence and overdrafts
Macaskill on markets: Politics swings against curbs on banks but insider-trading probe could snare them
Macaskill on markets: Insider-trading – Big names next on the list?
Inside investment: Pensions management — When big is beautiful
Against the tide: Sovereign debt crisis – The Irish problem
Editor's letter: Covered bonds bail-in free