LatinFinance - March/April 2014 - 1

ROBERT SANCHEZ-DAHL, SENIOR PORTFOLIO MANAGER AT MANULIFE ASSET MANAGEMENT

"THE WHOLE ISSUE IS
ABOUT FUNDAMENTALS. YOU HAVE TO
BE MORE SELECTIVE"

AWARDS & SURVEYS

Person of the Year

28/ Remaking
Mexico

President Enrique Peña Nieto
has pushed through reforms
that could transform Mexico
Finance ministry & public
credit scorecard

35/ Facing a new
phase

Mexico's finance ministry ranks
top for its reform commitment
while the country's public
credit office look best placed to
cope with US rate rises

COVER STORY

Finding
fortune
14/

What the future holds for
the region's bond and
equity issuance and
investment after the
emerging markets rout

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REGULAR COLUMNS

04 / Front notes

More wary attitudes towards
emerging markets will mean
greater recognition of their differences

FEATURES

Argentina

24/ On a knife edge

After a 23% devaluation of the
peso in January, can Argentina
avoid another financial crisis?

06/ People news

Syndicated loans

08/ Debt news

Japanese banks have stormed
up regional loans rankings. Not
everyone is happy about it.

10/ Equity news
12/ M&A news

32/ At any price

ON THE COVER
Shreds of gold: Latin America
after the emerging markets
rout. Photographed by Fredrick
Broden

MARCH/
APRIL
2014
CONTENTS

72/ Parting Shot

Economist George Magnus on
the growth crisis facing emerging
markets, and what it means for
Latin America
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