The country’s capital market regulator aims to bolster digitisation and SME access to finance, but it is failing to address fundamental problems.

With market conditions tightening, how is private equity evolving its approach to stay in the game?

The bank’s head of ESG advisory and financing solutions explains why he expects no let-up in client demand for support in navigating the increasingly complex ESG landscape.

A cross-bank effort demonstrated the clear potential for bond tokenisation to make a big impact in project finance and other types of bond issuance, including for smaller issuers who may struggle to access the markets. 

The electronic trading platform MarketAxess continues to evolve its trading tools and protocols in response to client demand, with recent market volatility increasing clients’ appetite for innovation says Raj Paranandi.

The US state overcame structural complexity and market volatility to raise $2.6bn in funds. 

The bank’s global head of DCM believes the markets are becoming more resilient but being able to act quickly on positive issuance windows remains paramount. 

M&A activity across Asia has been down on 2021’s bumper year, but there are pockets of resilience.

Electric vehicle charging infrastructure will require huge investment over the coming decades, but powering up this asset class will be far more complex than flicking a switch.

The bank has built its corporate and institutional business around key areas such as serving funds and supporting clients with ESG strategies, explains the group executive David Gall.