October 2013

Main

Top stories

Big plans in Little China: Luxembourg steals a march in the race to become Europe’s renminbi centre

Asia Pacific

Singapore’s Shanmugaratnam: Asia’s statesman sketches the face of global finance

Latin America

The pragmatism of Mexico's Agustín Carstens

Investment banking

European trio seek to solve Asian puzzle

Charles Stewart: Employee #1

Transaction services

Cash management: Cash sizzles at Sibos

Transaction banks buckle down to Basle III

Cash management: A revolution in cash for China

Cash management in Brazil: Local knowledge bears fruit

Cash management survey 2013

Cash management survey 2013: Doubles all round for HSBC

Commodities

Commodities: Adaro fuels Asia’s hunger for power

New China import tax might take the heat out of coal

Croatia

Croatia: Regional leader or EU laggard?

Banking news

Institutional lending: Too-liquid banks eager to lend once more

The numbers that prove Lehman was deal of the century for Barclays

Emerging markets: Standard Chartered shrugs off shifting sentiment

Cash management: Banks embrace new correspondent-banking model

Markets news

Convertible bonds: Investors seek convertible cover from rate rises

Asset management: Re-rating spells ‘five years of flat bond returns’

Equities: Twitter tease fuels IPO speculation

Exchanges: Technical glitches threaten stock exchanges

Repo markets: New York Fed’s Farp targets collateral squeeze

Asia news

Make or break time at China’s third plenum

Singapore calls on Fed to expand mandate as global ‘central bank’ debate rages

Standard Chartered-Lloyds’ Asia partnership: the future?

Latin America news

DCM: LatAm issuers enjoy Fed-sponsored harvest

Mexico’s fiscal reform is mixed blessing for banks

Private equity: Cooling Brazil offers PE opportunities

EEMEA news

Debt capital markets: Taper or no, Federation shows Russia demand

CEE sovereigns see window of opportunity

Islamic finance: Libya’s banks struggle with new Shariah rules

Private equity: Citadel Capital restructures for a new start

Comment

Tapering: Groupthink trips up Fed watchers

Dell: Loans trump bonds

Exchanges: Technical glitches threaten stock exchanges

International RMB: Luxembourg 1 Rest of Europe 0

Columns

Macaskill on markets: Regulatory sanctions – Fear and loathing at JPMorgan

Macaskill on markets: Defending Lord Libor – Icap's Colin Goodman

Against the tide: Autumnal risks to the rally

Inside investment: Greek lessons

Abigail with attitude: The consequences of benign Ben’s eruption

Abigail with attitude: Diamond and the ominous new constellation

Abigail with attitude: Bashful Brian grows into top job at BAML

Front End

Cameras, lights, action: Waiting for the wolf

ICBC’s impenetrable neighbour

Kevin Rodgers: Deutsche’s rock refugee

Eating is cheating

Quotes of the month

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Primary Market Monitor

Rising and volatile Treasury yields punish CEEMEA issuers

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SSA

Raising Rates: high yields and wider spreads hit sentiment as EFSF test looms

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Supras and agencies

EFSF to lead SSA test in euros

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Senior Debt

Volatility no bar to senior issuance in FIG market

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Covered Bonds

Covered bond supply hopes to reignite

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