A new elite among corporate Euro-borrowers

Poll of polls - Merrill climbs back up the rankings - The big four universal banks keep up their hegemony in global financial markets, but Merrill Lynch is on the rise again while other US firms struggle. Watch out, too, for Barclays Capital and SG.

Horwood, Clive, (2006)

Real estate - The future's bright for real estate finance - Banks are staffing up, investors have new products to put their money into, issuers are looking at more efficient ways to fund and private equity has joined the party. Welcome to real estate as an asset class.

Horwood, Clive, (2005)

Italy's waiting game works - Everyone knew about Italy's USD12 billion borrowing target this year. But it was May before chief borrower La Via hit the market with his Yen550 billion blockbuster.

Horwood, Clive, (1995)