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Editor's Desk
The best boxes at the 2008 Rugby Sevens
A veritable cornucopia of best box awards is up for grabs this year. The banks and securities houses laugh off the market misery and hope that free beer will ease their pain.
By The Editors



Equity News
China Communications Services surprises market with placement
Cisco, IBM and Blackstone take about 45% of the $242 million deal which featured CICC as the sole bookrunner.
By Anette Jönsson

Outlook & Economics
Capital injections needed to save US banks
Richard Koo, chief economist at the Nomura Research Institute in Tokyo, discusses the grim parallels between the US and Japan, including the need for unconditional capital injections.
By Dan Slater



People Moves
Standard Chartered strengthens corporate finance team
Standard Chartered adds to its corporate finance, origination and client coverage capabilities by hiring Sean Wallace and Charles Alexander, and changing the portfolios of Vis Shankar and Rahul Goswamy.
By Sameera Anand

Trade Finance
JPMorgan wins Thai trade mandate
Under the new mandate, the US bank will provide a range of risk mitigation and financing services to Kasikorn Bank.
By Nina Mehra



Editor's Desk
Dealogic league table roundup, March 28
The equity and debt capital markets see out the first quarter in lacklustre fashion.
By FinanceAsia & Dealogic

Standard & Poor's Daily Ratings Direct Asia-Pacific Highlights
Welcome to Standard & Poor's daily summary of credit research of interest to investors in Asia-Pacific.
By Standard & Poor's