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

As the Net-Zero Banking Alliance continues to expand, lenders are caught between the urgency of the climate crisis, accusations of greenwashing, and the practical — as well as political — challenges of setting decarbonisation targets.

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.

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.

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.

The new ranking, produced with Corporate Knights, analyses the share of banking revenues derived from sustainable activities.

The markets are entering a period of disruption, both positive and negative, but ICMA chief executive Bryan Pascoe believes they can weather the storm and adapt in key areas.

Incorporating digital practices into bond issuance and lifecycle management will bring many benefits, but it is a long and complex journey. However, developments in streamlining workflows and in bond tokenisation bring hope of big changes soon.

The head of the financial institutions group for the Americas at Credit Suisse is keen to focus on the bank’s collaborative strengths as it moves on from its own difficulties and responds to changing market conditions.