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European issuers look to Asia to boost deal demand

May 4, 2011

European sovereigns, supranationals and agencies supply is running at high levels, and with the market environment far from ideal, issuers are having to broaden their investor base. Placement with Asian accounts is critical to the success of many deals.

Has the banking industry moved too early on CoCos?

May 4, 2011

Regulators are desperate to find a capital instrument that provides a buffer for institutions, but also satisfies investors. Issuance, in a variety of forms, has already begun. But with so many questions still unanswered, have regulators and issuers moved too early?

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The role of structured products in the fight against inflation

May 4, 2011

Investors are nervous about inflation, and structured products providers are reporting steady demand for returns linked to interest and inflation rates, as well as traditional defensive plays using commodities prices.

Adam Waterous

Scotia Capital’s oil and gas expertise boosts M&A business

May 4, 2011

Scotia Capital provides its oil and gas clients with in-depth geophysical expertise, something that vice-chairman Adam Waterous believes is just as important as advice on the structuring of mergers and acquisitions.

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Ghana's finance minister plans to spend oil wealth wisely

May 4, 2011

Ghana's finance minister Kwabena Duffuor tells Brian Caplen how he is taking measures to ensure that his country's new oil wealth is spent on securing its long-term economic prosperity.

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Afren’s high yield bond attracts energy and emerging market investors

May 4, 2011

Afren's high-yield bond issue earlier this year attracted interest from emerging market investors as well as specialist energy players, two investor groups who rarely overlap in the bond markets.

Crumbling Infrastructure

America's crumbling infrastructure: can private capital save it?

May 4, 2011

The US is in trouble. Its infrastructure is in dire need of repair but the heavily indebted country cannot afford to pay for it. All the more surprising then that the overtures of private – and in many cases foreign – capital are being met with resistance.

Rosbank merge

Rosbank set to take its place among Russia's heavyweights

May 4, 2011

The consolidation of Société Générale's Russian subsidiaries will create a universal bank with firepower, its chief executive Vladimir Golubkov explains to Brian Caplen.

Structured products

Structured product investors renew risk appetite

May 4, 2011

With inflation eroding real returns, investors are ready to take on greater equity market risk. But only if other risks can be excluded from the mix.

London Stock Exchange

Escaping equities: exchange consolidation and new asset classes

May 3, 2011

The recent frenzy of exchange mergers is rooted in tough market conditions for US and European equity exchanges, forcing them to move away from their bread and butter operations to new asset classes.

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