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US investment-grade corporate bond issuance soars

April 12, 2022

Higher rated companies made a dash for cash in March, driving up US corporate bond volumes. 

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European banks maintain strong capital and liquidity ratios

April 5, 2022

Core capital and liquidity coverage ratios stay at high levels, while non-performing loan ratios go down.

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The Banker’s Top 100 US Banks

April 1, 2022

Strong profitability, soundness, leverage and return-on-risk metrics put Discover Financial Services at the top of our best-performing banks ranking. 

Europe suffers net loss of seven primary dealers

March 29, 2022

More exits from banks increases pressure on Europe’s primary dealership model.

Primary dealership in Europe

HSBC to cull UK branch network by almost 15%

March 22, 2022

The UK bank is set to slash a number of branches in response to the rise in digital banking.

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Italian and French banks most exposed to Russia

March 15, 2022

Italian and French banks carry the greatest risks to their financial prospects among foreign lenders operating in Russia, according to the latest statistics from BIS. 

Russia exposure

Russian corporate debt under pressure from sanctions

March 8, 2022

Large volumes of debt from Russian borrowers are at risk of being pushed into junk status. 

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UK banks rebound with surge in profits

March 1, 2022

The biggest UK banks reported a significant rise in profits in 2021, as the country’s economy rebounded from the pandemic with a boom in deal-making and mortgage lending. 

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ESG issuance drops significantly at start of 2022

February 22, 2022

The global supply of socially responsible debt severely contracted at the start of the year. 

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A strong year for European equity issuance

February 15, 2022

Last year saw a significant increase in equity raising across Europe’s equity market in a bid to fuel the continent’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

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