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Eurozone crisis: a case of failure by design
May 28, 2012A critical design flaw in the euro project meant that problems were inevitable.
Convertible bond feeds Dialog's growth story
May 1, 2012A convertible bond enabled technology company Dialog to raise funds fast, while significantly broadening its investor base and keeping dilution within fixed limits.
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RBS hits a high with Center Parcs securitisation deal
May 1, 2012After deciding that a pure high-yield deal was prohibitively expensive for UK leisure company Center Parcs, RBS helped investors get comfortable with a whole business securitisation structure that other banks were giving a wide berth.
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Barclays looks to make the most of debt dominance
May 1, 2012Barclays built a multi-asset execution platform out of the Lehman acquisition, and the debt specialist in the bank’s two-man management team for global finance in the EMEA region is relishing the opportunity to deploy that platform if merger and acquisition activity picks up.
Buoyant Turkish banks eye regional expansion
May 1, 2012Turkish banks are following the lead of the country’s vibrant export sector and expanding into new regional markets, but their strategies vary widely.
Portugal's slow recovery continues
May 1, 2012Unlike their counterparts in Ireland and Spain, banks in Portugal are the victims rather than the perpetrators of the country's debt crisis. This should put them in a good position to recover, but limited access to funding and increasing capital ratio requirements are forcing them to change their previously profitable business models.
Turkey offers domestic banks room to grow
May 1, 2012A tech-savvy, young population and a fast-growing economy are resulting in rapid branch expansion by Turkey’s domestic branches.
Deals of the year 2012
April 27, 2012The Banker’s Deals of the Year for 2012 celebrate the most impressive transactions in FIG capital raising, M&A, corporate and SSA bonds, infrastructure and project finance, loans, structured finance, equities, restructuring, Islamic finance, and this year a newly added trade finance category. Many deals were undertaken in very difficult market conditions, while banks from emerging markets are noticeably playing a larger role in the top transactions in their countries.
Too many cooks spoil CRD IV liquidity broth
April 23, 2012The growing number of EU institutions intervening on the drafting of Europe’s vital new liquidity requirements is piling uncertainties on banks and capital markets.