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• Bermuda is attracting increasing numbers of reinsurance specialists

• European cities are building their own niches

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Nationalism bites the dust

National ownership of an exchange does not determine a financial centre’s success, says John Authers

Changing face of finance: Sub-prime in its context

Gillian Tett looks at an attempt to map the world’s financial system

Insurance: Dearth of hurricanes benefits island in the sun

Bermuda presents a growing challenge to established centres, says Andrea Felsted

IFRS: US stands out on worldwide language

Progress to full acceptance is slow, writes Jennifer Hughes

European bonds: MTS grip under threat

Technology is threatening a leading platform, writes Gillian Tett

Gulf: Dubai dazzles but Riyadh is the big prize

Petrodollars are fuelling competition in the Arab world, writes Simeon Kerr

To be the biggest you need diversity

John Willman lays out the necessary qualities for the next global financial centre

Europe: Fear of business going elsewhere

European cities are developing niches of their own, says Chris Brown-Humes

Derivatives: OTC derivatives hold their own

Activity is increasing and resisting the allure of exchanges, writes Gillian Tett

Regulation: Regulators weigh up supra-national intervention

Institutions are international in a way regulators are not – or not yet, writes Gillian Tett

Fund management: Luxembourg edges, as London hedges

Strategic view: Exchanges seek a new model

Mifid: Reconstructing Europe’s financial playing field

Trading places: Fewer platforms, faster trading

Sao Paolo stock exchange: Brazil backwater hits top rank

Latin America outlook: Bovespa float inspires other exchanges

Financial centres: London blows its trumpet too loudly

Asian financial centres: Rivals to HK and Singapore emerge

Foreign exchange: Quant techniques drive volumes ever higher


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