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With investors lapping up their high-yield paper, Argentine borrowers are making up for lost time [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the InterNotes program issued by the Mexican government in February 2006. The program will be offered through a network of brokers in weekly auctions over the next few years. Retail investors can buy the Mexican bonds from leading U.S. brokerage firms in amounts of $1,000 for maturities ranging between two and seven years with a yield of 75 to 100 basis points above U.S. Treasuries.

Mexico's foresight, nimbleness and use of innovative structures marks it out as Latin America's most sophisticated sovereign borrower [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Excellent timing helped Peru execute Latin America's largest-ever local currency transaction in the international debt markets [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents news briefs on deals in the financial services industry in Latin America. Union Bank of Scotland is planning to acquire Brazilian investment bank Banco Pactual for $2.6 billion. $160 million in catastrophe bonds was sold by Mexico. The 7.65% coupon global issue of the Republic of El Salvador was sold at 100.148 cents on the dollar.

With liability management, a rare long-tenor deal in yen and a 100-year sterling bond, the issuer retains its lead among regional sovereigns [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents information on public credit scorecard released by "LatinFinance" magazine for 2012 and 2013. Mexico dominated the ranking with deals that have achieved pricing lows. Mexico's 2 billion U.S. dollar-issue won the best sovereign bond award in 2013. Meanwhile, Colombia issued a 1 billion U.S. dollar-2023 bond.

The article discusses Mexican government's Samurai issue, a century bond, and a series of retaps that culminated in the reopening of the 100-year issue. The Mexican government's century issue via Goldman Sachs & Co. and Deutsche Bank AG was the largest century bond issued for any Latin American sovereign. Going forward, the sovereign of Mexico sees the dollar, yen, Swiss franc and euro markets as vital funding sources in 2012.