Latin American Capital Markets

IndexIn this index, page numbers in boldface type indicate tables or figures, and page numbers with an italicizedn indicate footnotes located on that page.ACCC (Australian Competition and ConsumerCommission), 288access provider regulation, 55accountability, corporate/government, 131, 377,452. See also corporate governanceaccounting and auditing standardsbond markets, 326capital market functioning, 214-18corporate governance, 441ethical issues, 425financial stability, 217-19,235, 303information disclosure, 213-14institution of international, 19-20for Latin America and Caribbean, 225,226-27, 228, 229,230market liquidity, 102policy considerations, 230,234-36SMEs, 395U.S. and IAS rules, 136,220-25, 231-33acquisitions and mergers. See mergers andacquisitionsad hoc contracting in Brazil, 448-51ADRs (American Depository Receipts), 14-15,43^4,55-56,252,497African Stock Exchanges Association (ASEA), 47agency role, 216,243aggregate quote size, 180-81agricultural commodities, 335, 343, 348AIM, 409alliances and partnershipsCME-Singapore agreement, 192-94emerging markets, 47equity institutions, 109, 247exchanges, 46-47,248,251-52,288globalization, 109human capital development, 466,467,482-83infrastructure improvements, 264regulatory issues, 54SMEs, 392See a/so demutualization of exchanges;mergers and acquisitionsalternate service providers and infrastructure,250alternative trading systems (ATSs)competition issues, 249demutualization of exchanges, 272,281international linkage discussions, 48regulation of, 62self-regulation of exchanges, 277types and role of, 49-53,55See also electronic trading systemsAI-Yousif,Yousif Khalifa, 6American Depository Receipts (ADRs), 14-15,43-44,55-56,252,497American Exchange (AMEX), 183-84Amman Stock Exchange, 111-12Amsterdam, demutualization of exchanges, 276,289-90Amsterdam Stock Exchange, 191,276,290-91analysts, professional securities, and Internet, 65Andean countries, infrastructure developments,258-59ANDIMA (National Association of Open MarketInstitutions), 255angel investing, 398-99annual reports, requirement history, 280application system provider (ASP), 192arbitration services, 277,448Archipelago, 51Argenclean 257Argentinabond markets, 314cattle futures market, 347corporate scandals, 443credit and money supply, 93debt market situation, 305depository receipts, 14-15derivatives markets, 353financial crisis, 13, 100,332infrastructure development, 256-57institutional investing, 124market institutions role, 24,25mergers and acquisitions, 15Copyright © by the Inter-American Development Bank. All rights reserved.For more information visit our website: www.iadb.org/pub