Antony Currie examines Chase's strategy and looks at what could be next on its shopping list. Laura Covill German stock market Neuer Markt goes a little grey German retail demand for stocks is down and several Neuer Markt offerings have been withdrawn. Some say that Reuters-owned broker Instinet has gone from pioneer to dinosaur. Chief executive Doug Atkin explains how it can survive in the internet-age. The government is dragging its heels over privatization.
Inflation is still sky-high, and foreign investors are wary.
Hopes are pinned on IMF assistance. Recovery could undermine the nascent securitization market. Few understand it, but rule FAS133 has enraged many in the US market. Leading figures in the convertible market discuss the recent surge in new issuance. A guide to Prague paranoia All material subject to strictly enforced copyright laws.