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• News: KBC To Acquire Absolut.(mergers and acquisitions of banking industry)(Brief article)
• Capital Markets: Agenda - Neal Shear - Morgan Stanley's Co-head Of Securities Sales And Trading, Neal Shear, Explains Why The Firm Reorganised The Structure Of Its Institutional Securities, And The Effect His Role heading The Trading Division Will Have On
• Special Supplement: Structured Products - Variety Without The Volatility - Banks Are Devising Structured Products For Private Banking Clients That Are More Diverse Than They Previously Were But Still Have An Element Of Protection. Michael Marray Investiga
  by Marray, Michael
• Special Supplement: Greece - Open Market - Merger And Acquisition Activity Is Heating Up In Greece, With Surprise Takeover Bids, Religious Opposition And Major Privatisation. Kerin Hope Investigates.(Industry overview)
  by Hope, Kerin
• Americas: Peru - Peru Edges Towards Investment Grade.
• Bracken: Change Happens From The Bottom Up - The Obsession With 'global' Solutions To Global Problems Is Misguided. Answers Are To Be Found At A Much Simpler Level.
  by Sally, Razeen
• Cover Story: Will Private Equity Get You? - A Trickle Of Private Equity Activity In The Financial Institutions Space Is Threatening To Become A Flood, With Prime Assets Becoming Targets. Geraldine Lambe Reports.
  by Lambe, Geraldine
• Capital Markets: Round Table - Trend-spotting For FIGs - The Banker's Round Table Panel Debate The Hot Issues Likely To Affect The Financial Institutions Arena This Year.(Nick Hill of Standard & Poor's Corp.)(David Williams of Morgan Stanley)(Jonathan
• Western Europe: Wealth Management - Fertile Territory For Innovative Ideas - The World's Wealthy Are Increasingly Seeking To Put Their Money Into Philanthropic Causes, And Financial Institutions Are Finding Ways Of Helping Them Give Their Money Away, Writ
  by Pavoni, Silvia
• Asia: Pakistan - Banks Set Pace For Pakistan - Pakistan Looks Set To Achieve A Goal Many Thought Impossible: Economic Stability. Jules Stewart Reports.
  by Stewart, Jules
• Technology: Tech Vision - Paul Galant - Citigroup's Managing Director Explains The Benefits Of Digitising Payments. Joshua Weinberger Reports.
• News: ABN AMRO Bidding War.(mergers and acquisitions in banking industry)(Brief article)
• Deals Of The Year: Country Winners.(Company overview)
• Special Supplement: Structured Products - Pace In Property - Natasha De Teran Explores The Market For Structured Property Products And Finds Real Estate Investment Trusts Becoming Popular And The Derivatives Market Gathering Steam.(Industry overview)
  by Teran, Natasha De
• Special Supplement: Greece - Bilateral Benefits - The Chairman Of National Bank Of Greece, Takis Arapoglou, Discusses The Acquisition Of Turkey's Finansbank And Developments Closer To Home.(Interview)
  by Arapoglou, Takis
• Asia: Thailand - Harsh Lessons Learned Amid Economic Uncertainty - Thailand Seemed To Be Ushering In A Golden Age Of Financial Security, Until High-level Political Scandal And Terrorist Attacks Sent Its Fragile Economy Crashing Back Down To Earth. Simon M
  by Montlake, Simon
• This Month: The Bottom Line - India's Banks Enjoy Growth As Economic Boom Goes On.
• Capital Markets: West Continues To Woo Asian Investors - Observers See The Lack Of Asian Participation In Dollar Deals As A Temporary Blip, Due Largely To Current Conditions. However, European Bankers Are Still Keen To Cultivate Investment From Asia. Mich
  by Marray, Michael
• Western Europe: Portugal - Downgraded But Not Out - Portugal Is Making A Comeback After Recession, Although Recent Cuts In Deficits Have Not Yet Been Enough To Win Over Rating Agencies, Writes Peter Wise.
  by Wise, Peter
• Special Supplement: Greece - Exchange Builds Regional Reach - Bourse Operator Hellenic Exchanges Has Cut Trading Fees On The Athens Exchange And Is Developing Links With Other Exchanges In The Region In Its Bid For A Competitive Edge. By Kerin Hope.(Compa
  by Hope, Kerin
• Middle East & Africa: African Development Bank - Chinese Model Inspires AfDB - China Provides An Example Of Growth-driven Modernisation That Africans Can Aspire To, Writes Kevin Godier.
  by Godier, Kevin
• Comment: Cash Alternative Society Can Only Work If The Market Says 'yes' - Projections For A Prepaid-card Economy See 360 Million Cards Issued In Europe By 2010. But This Lucrative Business Still Carries Risks.
• Karina's Kolumn: More Than A Little Bullish About BA - BA Chief Willie Walsh Defends His Staff And Believes The Airline's Investment Plans Will Win Over Disgruntled Customers. He Talks To Karina Robinson.(Interview)
  by Robinson, Karina
• Capital Markets: Taking Issue - Europe Is Muscling Up To The US In The Capital Markets Arena But Asia Is Still In Recovery; HSBC Suffers From A Weight Problem; And Credit Checking Wins Respectability. Brian Caplen Explains.(Industry overview)
  by Caplen, Brian
• Western Europe: Portugal - Winning Strategies At Home And Away - Portugal's Banks Have Weathered The Economic Downturn By Focusing On Efficiency. Not Only That, But They Are Now Expanding Abroad. Peter Wise Reports.(Industry overview)
  by Wise, Peter
• Central & Eastern Europe: Georgia - Careful Groundwork Reaps IPO Success - The Bank Of Georgia's Oversubscribed London IPO Epitomised Georgia's Drive Towards Catching Up With The Rest Of The World. Ben Aris Reports From Tbilisi On How Chairman Lado Gu
  by Aris, Ben
• Retail Banking: Competition And Confusion - Interchange Fees Are A Thorny Issue At The Best Of Times, And Banks Insisting On Their Necessity If Innovation Is To Happen Receive Short Shrift From Consumers. Is There A Happy Medium? Wendy Atkins Reports.
• This Month: Main News - Consortium Acquires US College Loans Provider In Controversial $25bn LBO.
• Deals Of The Year: Regional Winners.
• Special Supplement: Structured Products - A Vogue For Sharia Compliance - Sharia-compliant Investing And Structured Products Are Two Of The Largest And Highest Margin Growth Areas For Investment Banks. Both Are Born Out Of Specialist Structuring Teams, Ri
  by Teran, Natasha De
• Special Supplement: Greece - Banks Jostle For Position - Greek Bankers Are Confident That The Credit Sector Will Continue To Expand As The Country Catches Up With Its European Partners. Kerin Hope Reports On Developments In A Still Underbanked Country.(In
  by Hope, Kerin
• Asia: Pakistan - Privatised Industry Will Pave The Way To Wealth - Zahid Hamid, Minister For Privatisation And Investment, Talks To Jules Stewart About His Ambitious Plans For A Modern, Industrialised Pakistan.(Interview)
  by Stewart, Jules
• Regulation: Cost Basis Reporting Will Be Costly For All - The US Government Wants To Impose Cost Basis Reporting On The Investment Industry To Make It Easier To Determine How Much Capital Gains Tax Investors Owe On Their Securities. Michael Imeson Reports
  by Imeson, Michael
• News: HSBC China Setback.(Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd. attempt to acquire Bank of Communications)
• Capital Markets: CEE Surfs A New Wave Of Structured Finance Products - A Surge Of New Offerings Are Coming Out Of Central And Eastern Europe, With Russia And Kazakhstan Showing The New EU Countries How It Should Be Done. Michael Marray Reports.
  by Marray, Michael
• Cash & Securities Services: A Critical Time For Bonds - The European Commission Is Reviewing Pre-trade And Post-trade Transparency In The Bond Market. Frances Maguire Asks If The Bond Market's Self Regulation Could Prevent Mandatory Transparency Requi
  by Maguire, Frances
• Special Supplement: Greece - Branching Out - With Rising Demand From The Underbanked 'new' European States, There Are Great Opportunities For Greek Banks Intent On Expansion.(Statistical data)
• Americas: Development Banks - Could Banco Del Sur Spell End Of The IDB? - Jason Mitchell Reports From Buenos Aires On Moves To Set Up A South American Development Bank, Which Are Being Led By Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
  by Mitchell, Jason
• Viewpoint: Argentina Needs Soft Approach To Inflation - In Argentina's Delicate Post-crisis Economic Landscape, Inflation Targeting Isn't The Answer, Central Bank Policy Needs To Reflect The Transitional Phase Of The Argentine Economy, Says Martin Redrado
  by Redrado, Martin
• Deals Of The Year: Global Winner - China.
• Special Supplement: Structured Products - Bespoke Solutions - Structured Products Are A Result Of Investors Becoming More Sophisticated And Demanding. Now Banks Are Happy To Tailor Investments To Meet A Client's Every Wish. Joanne Hart Reports.
  by Hart, Joanne
• Special Supplement: Greece - Ahead Of The Game - The Greek Economy Is Beating Expectations, Sweeping Away Fears Of A Post-Olympics Slowdown. Kerin Hope Reports On A Boom In The Shipping Industry, The Trend In Infrastructure Improvements And Banks' Surviva
  by Hope, Kerin
• Asia: Pakistan - Financial Reform Needs A Progressive Mindset - Shamshad Akhtar, Governor Of The State Bank Of Pakistan, Talks To Jules Stewart About The Influence Of The US Macroeconomy On Pakistan's Economic Landscape And The Importance For The Developi
  by Stewart, Jules
• Technology: Integration Takes Leap Of Faith - Could The Difficulties Surrounding Integration Of The Front, Middle And Back Offices Be Political Rather Than Technical? Alan Duerden Reports.
  by Duerden, Alan
• This Month: Middle East Awards Open Up A New World Of Opportunity.(Editorial)
• This Month: Reports.(banking industry)
• Capital Markets: Team Of The Month - Merrill Emerges Triumphant - The Debt Specialists At Merrill Lynch Have Been Busy Blazing New Trails In The Emerging Markets. Edward Russell-Walling Reports.
  by Russell-Walling, Edward
• Western Europe: Portugal - A Deeper Dialogue And Structural Reforms - Portugal's Prime Minister, Jose Socrates, Talks To Brian Caplen And Peter Wise About His Priorities For The EU Presidency And His Determination To 'build Portugal Into A Modern Country'
  by Caplen, Brian
• Special Supplement: Greece - From Minnow To Big Fish - Nicholas Nanopoulos, Chief Executive Of Eurobank EFG, Talks To Stephen Timewell About His Bank's Strategy And Expansion In 'New Europe'.(Interview)
  by Timewell, Stephen
• Africa: Russian Investors - Russians Move Into Africa - In An Oversaturated Commodities Market, Renaissance Capital Is Branching Out Into Africa. Ben Aris Reports.
  by Aris, Ben
• Comment: Bank Consortium Joins Forces To Share The Spoils Of M&A Market - The Three-way Bid By RBS, Fortis And Santander For ABN AMRO Is The Prototype For A New Model Of Mergers And Acquisitions Deal.
• This Month: People - Japan's Abe Hopes To Boost System With Rule Relaxation.(Shinzo Abe)(Brief article)
• Capital Markets: Issuer Strategy - Selling Junk To Hit Gold - When A Merger Fell Through Last Autumn, Mining Company Freeport-McMoRan Was Undeterred. It Has Just Bought A Rival And Issued The World's Biggest Junk Bond To Pay For It. Edward Russell-Walling
  by Russell-Walling, Edward
• Western Europe: Portugal - Banks Cast Eyes On New Horizons - Financial Groups Are Expanding Abroad - Not Just In International M&A But Also Into New Areas Such As Project Finance And Debt Issuance. Peter Wise Reports.
• Central & Eastern Europe: Russia - Russian Banks Ready To Join The Mainstream - The Russian Banking Sector Is More Closely Resembling Those Of Developed Markets, As It Focuses On Building Up Profits From Fee Income. But Banks Face The Thorny Issue Of
  by Caplen, Brian
• Retail Banking 2015: Putting A Face To The Online Banking Revolution - In The Second Of Our Regular Series Looking At Banking In The Future, The Banker Ponders What Retail Front And Back Offices Will Look Like In 2015. Stephen Timewell Explains The Change
  by Timewell, Stephen