The line between loans and bonds is disappearing as bankers create instruments to assuage market jitters.
Category: 1999
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Banking on Recovery
LatinFinance talks to Ecuador’s Minister of Finance on the resurrection of the country’s financial stability.
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Open for Business
Haiti seeks capital and competition for phone telecommunications.
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Double Standards
The row over JC Penney’s aggressive takeover bid for Lojas Renner has helped spawn new rules to protect minority shareholder rights in Brazil, reports Jennifer L. Rich.
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Five-Year Performance: The Cross Country Runners
Regional Equity, Open End Regis Global Equity. Five-Year Risk Adj. Return: 28.56%. Manager: Alejandro SilveyraAlejandro Silveyra, who has been managing the Regis Global Equity fund since June 1993, is heavily […]
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Front Notes
Investment management takes center stage in this issue, with several features about and for investors in the region. First, as stock markets have turned in dismal performances over the last […]
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Has the Gas Bubble Burst?
After 60 years of planning, the Bolivia-Brazil pipeline is finally completed. But the fanfare may soon fade as Brazil’s shrinking economy dampens demand and enthusiasm for the mega project.
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One-Year Performance: The Sprint
Regional Equity, Open End MK Panamerika. One-Year Return: -15.13%. Advisor: Michael KepplerMK Panamerika’s rather unique approach to investing in Latin America avoided it from losing far less than its peers […]
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Searching for Signs
ECONOMICS Moderated by Ashwin Vasan, Oppenheimer Asset Management Neil Dougall, Dresdner Kleinwort BensonLike most economists, Neil Dougall forsees a sharp contraction in Brazil’s GDP this year, by around 4.5%. The […]
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Settling Differences
How has the Latin American custody business been affected by the regional economic uncertainty? On March 4, 1999, a group of custody officials met in New York to discuss this and other issues, such as clearance and settlement procedures, securities lending and proxy voting.