Mergers & Acquisitions


The Japanese loan was the best option for Jakarta’s transportation infrastructure project


The Japanese loan was the best option for Jakarta’s transportation infrastructure project

September 2011

(Part 1 of 2) Conversation with Fauzi Bowo, first elected governor of Jakarta, Indonesia, on - bold decisions in public transport - the secrets to keeping clean government - managing vested interests in infrastructure development


Singapore Exchange after the failed ASX bid – what next?


Singapore Exchange after the failed ASX bid – what next?

April 2011

(Part 1 of 3) Conversation with Muthukrishnan Ramaswami, president of the Singapore Exchange, on the Australian government’s reaction to SGX’s bid for the Australian Securities Exchange – building infrastructure – strategy in Asia.


Singapore Exchange after the failed ASX bid – what next?


Singapore Exchange after the failed ASX bid – what next?

April 2011

(Part 2 of 3) Conversation with Muthukrishnan Ramaswami, president of Singapore Exchange, on the China market – Global mergers and acquisitions – Risk perception and profiling


Singapore Exchange after the failed ASX bid – what next?


Singapore Exchange after the failed ASX bid – what next?

April 2011

(Part 3 of 3) Conversation with Muthukrishnan Ramaswami, president of Singapore Exchange, on the events leading to the ASX acquisition bid - Competition and co-operation in the Asia region


Reflections on regulators, bankers and leadership


Reflections on regulators, bankers and leadership

March 2011

(Part 1 of 3) Conversation with Sir George Mathewson, former Chairman and CEO of Royal Bank of Scotland on rebuilding a weak RBS organically and by acquisition – the deadly rise of investment banking


Reflections on regulators, bankers and leadership


Reflections on regulators, bankers and leadership

March 2011

(Part 2 of 3) Conversation with Sir George Mathewson, former Chairman and CEO of Royal Bank of Scotland on ringfencing high-risk activities – Goldman Sachs, Santander and HSBC – the politics of Lloyds’ acquisition of HBoS


Reflections on regulators, bankers and leadership


Reflections on regulators, bankers and leadership

March 2011

(Part 3 of 3) Conversation with Sir George Mathewson, former Chairman and CEO of Royal Bank of Scotland on the roles of the FSA and the Bank of England – implicit and explicit guarantees – regrets about the fate of RBS


“EU too soft on Greece’s fiscal discipline”


“EU too soft on Greece’s fiscal discipline”

May 2010

Conversation with Yves Mersch, Governor, Banque centrale du Luxembourg on the EU’s role in the Greek crisis – on Luxembourg as a financial centre – coping with the crisis – balancing supervisory duties between the central bank and the banking regulator