“There is not enough liquidity in the Vstoxx to fully hedge the portfolio of large institutional clients, even if partial hedges are possible, but there is enough liquidity to start looking at private banking products.”
“There is not enough liquidity in the Vstoxx to fully hedge the portfolio of large institutional clients, even if partial hedges are possible, but there is enough liquidity to start looking at private banking products.”
—Eric Bensoussan European head of equities structuring at UBS in London, on how there is now enough liquidity to structure private banking structured products on the Vstoxx.
The pick-up that sovereign, supranational and agency dollar bonds offer over US Treasuries has collapsed in two years, GlobalCapital’s Primary Market Monitor shows. As triple-A rated supras close in on pricing flat to the US government benchmark, bankers are no longer asking whether a deal can be priced through Treasuries, but when, writes Sarah Ainsworth
Public sector issuers have sailed through a volatile first five months of 2026, despite renewed inflation and growth concerns, writes Addison Gong. Their ability to adjust to higher yields and shorter demand ensured investors devoured a large slug of issuance laying a solid foundation for the rest of the year
The Hong Kong dollar bond market is evolving beyond being one exclusively of private placements to one where public issuance of varying sizes and maturities is becoming more common. The greater frequency of public issuance is leading to more opportunities for investors and issuers alike. Sustaining this growth will require a bigger variety of asset classes, and more diversified local and international participation. GlobalCapital assembled a group of investors and issuers from across the bond market to discuss this burgeoning market and the progress they want to see from it in the future.
June 17, 2026
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