| Crisis? Which crisis? - Nouriel Roubini, the US economist, believes quantitative easing is a necessary evil and that crises are becoming more frequent and damaging |
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| China in your hand - The days of low-hanging fruit may be over, but certain sectors could offer investors room for considerable growth, writes Lawrence Carrel |
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| What's in a name - The term ‘emerging markets’ is past its use-by date. Stacy-Marie Ishmael of FT Tilt suggests an alternative |
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| A tale of two worlds - A second round of quantitative easing by the Federal
Reserve and G20 summit discussions have strong implications for emerging markets investors, write Manoj Pradhan, Rashique Rahman and Alan Taylor |
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| Clearing uncertainty - Asia Pacific G20 members are engaged in dialogue with standard setting bodies to meet central counterparty clearing commitments by 2012. However, regional fragmentation and the relatively small size of national credit derivatives markets will mean that the Asian central clearing industry will follow different paths compared to its peers in the West, Joti Mangat reports |
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| Shock of the new - Representatives from leading financial institutions discuss the operational challenges which arise when buy-side and sell-side firms have to formalise new trading relationships |
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| Clean bill of health - The days of abundant funding for clean technologies may be over but there is still much activity in the sector as investors seek out innovations and a wave of consolidation beckons, writes Mike Scott |
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| Brave new world - 2010 has laid the groundwork for far-reaching reforms in
the over-the-counter derivatives market, but the devil remains in the detail as Europe, the US and Asia move to finalise the new rules. Marcus Schüler, head of regulatory affairs at Markit, summarises key developments and considers the implications for the industry |
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| Fast and furious - High frequency trading is under the spotlight following May’s ‘flash crash’, and, as Huw Gronow and Stuart Baden Powell argue, systemic issues should be examined |
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| Debt of nations - Latin American debt is of increasing interest to investors as part of their emerging market portfolio. Joseph Mariathasan reports on how the development of local currency debt indices could fuel its popularity |
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| Markit data with analysis - The Markit Commentary & Data team puts the events of the past few months into perspective with a focus on central bank policy and the ongoing financial crisis in the euro area |
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