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A tax too far on Hungary’s banks

August 2010

An onerous tax on banks proposed by the Hungarian government can only further damage an already weakened economy.

Europe: Banks need to bite funding bullet

August 2010

Europe’s financial institutions must realize that the price of issuance is unlikely to improve any time soon.

Private equity: Sponsors need to exercise self-control

August 2010

Private equity firms have large amounts they need to put to work, so market discipline might be sorely tested over the next few years.

Russia's IIB: The perils of an omnipotent state

August 2010

Russian bank IIB’s default on a Eurobond pinpoints the Russian state’s power to make or break businesses.

Upgrading the raters

August 2010

US legislation regulating rating agencies should bring healthy competition to the market – if newcomers can meet the costs involved.

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Columnists

Abigail Hofman: Spat with sisterhood

August 2010

I am involved in a spat with the sisterhood.

Against the tide: It’s a twin-track Europe

August 2010

Tough times lie ahead for the financially challenged parts of the eurozone. But the rapid rebound in other eurozone countries will sustain Europe’s Economic and Monetary Union, as will Germany’s determination to export fiscal rectitude.

Inside investment: McMansions in the sky

August 2010

Currency debasement and inflation have ultimately been bad news for men of modest means. Lincoln Rathnam learns lessons from the history of Emperor Diocletian on why our present penchant for McMansions might point to an Appalachian future.

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Videos

Mark Bamford, Barclays, on new issuance in the U.S. capital markets

August 2010

Mark Bamford, head of global syndicate at Barclays Capital in New York, speaks with Euromoney's Hamish Risk about the recent surge in corporate bond issuance in the U.S.

Spencer Lake, HSBC: The European debt crisis

June 2010

Martin Egan, BNP Paribas on the debt crisis

May 2010

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