February 2011

Main

Top stories

Orascom's Sawiris: A very modern tale of corporate finance

Structured credit

CDO litigation: Casino banking victims face last roll of the dice

Private banking

Private banking: Regaining trust, restoring returns

Deals of the year

Deals of the year 2010: Riding the rollercoaster

Banking

Investment banks: A new culture of risk

BRIC private banking

Brazil’s private banks compete head-on for risk-averse clients

Private banks set Russian growth agenda

Wealth managers chase India’s burgeoning rich

Foreign and local banks battle for China’s golden generation

Wealth management

Private banking: The ins and outs of open architecture

Private banking survey 2011

Private Banking and Wealth Management Survey 2011

Foreign exchange debate

Foreign exchange debate: The changing face of the foreign exchange market

Islamic finance

Islamic finance beats a tactical retreat

Islamic finance awards 2011: Results

Cash management debate

Cash management debate: How cash is driving working capital management

Banking news

Goldman appoints new head of emerging markets

Private banks: Leaks present physical and semantic challenges

Bank lending: Against mixed results, US banks grow lending

People: A new division of responsibilities at Citi

Markets news

Yankee bonds: European banks turn to eager US investors

Emissions trading: Scandal-hit carbon market burns out

Restructuring: UK Chapter 11 gets mixed reviews

Central bank intervention: Brazil fires currency bazooka at speculators

Asia news

Questions raised over Deutsche’s Korea trade

India: Ambani’s reputation hits a new low

Taiwan: Ruentex scoops AIG Taiwan on the cheap

Latin America news

Argentina: Managers prepare for private equity boom

Financial institutions: Santander Brasil takes Asian loan

Mexico: Exchange makes technological breakthrough

Equity capital markets: Smaller deals set to fly in busy 2011

EEMEA news

Russia: Bulls herald Russian corporate recovery

Nigeria heralds African sovereign bond spurt

Ukraine: Equity outlook is brighter

Poland: Warsaw gears up for new privatization round

Market leaders

Financing: The balance of power

Sovereign debt: Europe might yet muddle through

Bank capital: Banks suffer on the RAC

Desperately seeking Goldilocks in emerging markets

Inflation: China’s January cash shortage signals trouble ahead

European sovereign debt: Tot ziens België, adieu Belgique?

Columns

Macaskill on the markets: Goldman’s move to build a more balanced bank signals a shift for whole industry

Against the tide: Germany stymies solution

Inside investment: Bye, bye snowbird

Editorial: Emerging market illusions

Front End

Relationship banking: DangDang dishes the dirt

Mandelson becomes an investment banker

Anglo Irish Bank: Bonfire of the BMWs

CoCos: Incentive alignment, Diamond-style

Quotes of the month

Off the record