Latin America
Latin America | 13 May 16
Panama Papers database a security risk for those named
Even though information contained in the Panama Papers database is “incomplete and in places incorrect”, it still poses a security risk for those named, according to Mark Davies, managing director of Mark Davies & Associates.
Fixed Income | 11 May 16
How compelling is Brazil’s fixed income story?
Amid the political turmoil, Brazil has done well for fixed income investors, but questions remain around further volatility.
Fixed Income | 5 May 16
Argentina debt mispriced given regional risks, says Kames
Returning to the international market after a 15-year hiatus, Argentina raised $16.5bn in an oversubscribed debt offering last month, the largest ever for an emerging market. But, according to Scott Fleming, manager of the Kames Emerging Market Bond Fund, the risk was not appropriately priced.
Emerging Markets | 27 Apr 16
BlackRock on Brazil: “If not now, then when?”
A double whammy of political change and an upswing in commodities is a huge boost for the investment case for Brazil, according to BlackRock’s Will Landers.
Latin America | 13 Apr 16
Panama organised crime unit raids Mossack Fonseca HQ
The headquarters of Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the centre of the biggest financial data leak in history, were raided by police in Panama on Tuesday, the attorney general’s office has revealed.