A relaxation of pension funds allocation rules in Latin America will hugely benefit regional private equity investment – but governments must keep better tallies of inflows, says Jason Mitchell in Buenos Aires.

Today’s payments landscape is fragmented with disparate mechanisms applied in different regions and countries. Alan Duerden considers which region will emerge as the global leader in the payments space.

The current debacle over Northern Rock is going to lead to a complete rethink on markets and the way they are governed.

Providing financial services firms with the systems maintenance support to cope with the demands of regulation is one of the many areas in which Oracle has proved itself a global leader. Alan Duerden reports.

Brazil’s banks dominate the listing with their healthy assets and profitability, and Mexico also does well.

Ecuador’s bankers insist the president’s high stakes political strategy, which has included singling them out as public enemies, is ruining the economy. John Rumsey reports.

An unprecedented array of mortgage products is putting home purchases within reach of lower-income Filipinos – and helping banks achieve their best loan growth in a decade. 

Debate on China’s future was fierce at the inaugural summer event of the World Economic Forum held in the Chinese city of Dalian. Stephen Timewell reports.

Ben Aris reports from Moscow on the new trend of carmakers setting up shop with banking licences in Russia to take advantage of the accelerating growth in the auto loans market.

Despite its small size, Montenegro is attracting investors with its stable business and banking environment, and looks firmly set on the path to EU membership. Justin Keay reports.