Rare is the investor, issuer or investment banker who could claim to have correctly predicted what happened in 2023. Capital markets have been battered by rising interest rates, but enter 2024 with widespread confidence that rates are about to start falling.
The US was billed as the weakling but ended up the star of the year, while China’s growth engine sputtered. Misery in the Middle East, always feared, burst out when no one was expecting it.
The widely expected recession triggered by monetary tightening has not appeared — yet. But dearer money took out Silicon Valley Bank and, as a knock-on, the once mighty Credit Suisse.
GlobalCapital’s Review 2023|Outlook 2024 brings you the very best in coverage and insight of capital markets at this turbulent time. You can download the whole report as a PDF or read individual articles online here.
Highlights include:
An in-depth exploration of how UBS and other banks are fighting over the fallen bank’s staff and clients, with infographic of where CS bankers have moved and data on market share changes
Survey of heads of debt capital markets
GlobalCapital’s annual survey, covering everything from fees and volumes to poaching, compliance angst and travel plans
European securitization dancing slow as ‘mood music’ turns upbeat
ABS specialists are glimpsing an end to their regulatory purgatory, but the escape route will be long
Also:
Bond Deals of the Year 2023
Syndicated Loan, Leveraged Finance and Private Debt Awards 2023 – the Nominations
Surveys of leading participants in every market
Latest trends and expectations for Public sector borrowers, Financial institutions, Emerging markets, Corporate debt, Securitization, Equity capital markets and Swiss francs.
