Markets news
Contingent convertibles: Banks rebut case for CoCo market triggers
Is US covered bond legislation finally in sight?
Monoline insurers: CDS rally could prompt more monoline pain
Foreign exchange: Gold evolves as a currency
Foreign exchange: The house of Deutsche: 10 years of the euro
Asia news
Exchanges: Böcker blocked by nixed ASX deal
Japan: In spite of its troubles, equities undervalued
Agencies: Fitch drops Japan regional bank rating
China: Dim sum fever leaves investors starving for yield
Latin America news
Equity capital markets: Tough IPO conditions still a barrier to entry
Brazil: Itaú wins Carrefour as government fights bubble
Regulation: IIF fears impact of regulation on Latin American banks
Syndicated loans: Vale loan speaks volumes
EEMEA news
Turkey: Bankers and state collide on reserve ratios
Africa: SA commercials take a shine to their neighbours
Belarus: Russia crucial to quashing devaluation fears
Kazakhstan: Compass seeks new direction with fresh funds
Middle East: Gulf investment banking in new low
Comment
Might banks cook their risk books in the heat of the moment?
CEE needs to play the Asia card
Sovereign debt: Portugal needs a new compass
Fannie and Freddie: Will foreign agencies fill the gap?
Credit market’s taste for the toxic returns
Africa’s new Brics: Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Zambia
Columns
Abigail with attitude: Unlucky
Macaskill on markets: Cautious Goldman clashes with Morgan Stanley’s upbeat tone
Sideways: Can Q1 results staunch flow from UBS?
Inside Investment: In deep voodoo
Against the tide: Political premium on energy
FX and equity markets converge
Front End
Mongolia: A heavyweight delegate who knows all the holds
Trump Royal Wedding Experience: Whose wedding is it, anyway?
Fred Goodwin's super-injunction: Secrets and lies
Glencore's Simon Murray: A shambolic start
The unravelling of structured investment vehicles: Memory like a SIV?
