Latin America

Yield makes a comeback

Two months into 2012, Mitul Kotecha assesses the modest healing process that appears to have taken hold in currency markets after a period of marked risk aversion, and explains why yield is becoming a key factor influencing investor appetite

HSBC ahead of the game with EM-to-EM focus

HSBC has maintained its lead in emerging market (EM) currencies by adapting its business to focus on the rise in trade between emerging market economies. But the trend sees EM-focused Standard Chartered hot on its heels.