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Incisive Itau
Banco Itau is one of the few banks in the Brazilian structured products market that is able to structure and distribute both capital-protected funds and synthetic structured notes. The fact that the bank can also hedge most of its products in-house has…
In search of flexible friends
The onshore Brazilian retail structured products market could embrace a new structured instrument next year, which would bring much-needed flexibility to a highly restrictive environment. Recent regulations for mutual funds have also given foreign banks…
Brazil looks to controls
New legislation in Brazil on banking systems and controls has triggered a flood of sales from large accountancy firms and specialist service providers. John Rumsey looks at the new rules and how Brazilian banks are responding
A ripe market for corporate governance
Financial institutions across Latin America aspire to corporate governance best practices, writes John Rumsey. But while many nations are using governance as a force for good, others have a less healthy approach
ABN Amro opens commodity desk in Brazil
ABN Amro has started trading commodity futures in Brazil with the opening of its new sugar desk in Sao Paulo.
Weighing up the options
The Brazilian energy market is set for more upheaval as the incoming president seeks a compromise between his campaign promises of greater state control over energy and the goal of attracting foreign investors into the sector. Maria Kielmas reports
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