Carrot or stick? That is the question that policy-makers in Brussels face as they put pen to paper on new laws that will seek to make EU clearing services more attractive and resilient.
High-grade corporate borrowers are most at risk to the tightening of monetary policy, with an increase in supply but lower demand. Burhan Khadbai reports.
Derivatives with sustainability targets attached to them are becoming more common, but are they really an effective tool for improving a company’s sustainability?
Digital connectivity is at the heart of the modern economy and will play an even greater role in the future. Digital infrastructure, and its financing, has a crucial role in supporting that future.
New developments in electronic fixed income trading will facilitate a much better experience for trading desks and clients alike in the private banking space
What ‘normal’ will look like post-pandemic is not easy to predict, as inflation, rising interest rates and quantitative easing tapering lead to greater uncertainty in the year to come. Edward Russell-Walling reports.
All the ingredients are in place for continued private capital market growth.
Momentum is building behind a new taxonomy standard to automate data flow in debt capital markets.
Inter-American Development Bank to focus on Latin American pension funds regulation and social bonds.
After a global pandemic, a contested US election, trade tensions and civil unrest, a better 2021 seems within reach.
Blockchain and smart contracts will be the basis of an ideal future IT infrastructure for capital markets, as Digital Asset’s chief technology officer Shaul Kfir explains to Joy Macknight.
Data analytics could overhaul way group interacts with clients, says UBS’s Ronald Jansen.
As corporates, sovereigns and agencies hunt for cash, bond markets have boomed.
Covid-19 has slammed the brakes on what had been a very busy start to 2020 for high-yield bond and leveraged loan issuance.
Following several acquisitions of European companies, US-based Boston Scientific has issued its first batch of euro-denominated bonds.
While 2019 may have featured some major initial public offerings, it has also prompted questions about the ongoing viability of the IPO model.
Reid Marsh, Barclays’ head of banking for Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific, tells Kat Van Hoof about his ambitious growth targets and where he sees business opportunities for the year ahead.
Faced with the rising tide of data resulting from increased automation, the derivatives industry is hoping technology can also play a part in helping it handle this increased burden. Jason Mitchell reports.
The US is the most important market for investment banks, a fact not lost on the European players ramping up their activity in the country. Jane Monahan looks at how these institutions are competing against their American counterparts.
Asia has been working on a capital markets union for almost two decades. Why is this process challenging? And is it fair to draw parallels between the Asian and European experience? Stefania Palma reports.