Business travel in the lap of luxury

Enjoy the small things in life, so the saying goes, and when you have a bit of money, those small, frivolous, things can go a long way.
- 15 Nov 2018
Revenge is a dish best served cold

I’ll admit I often took pleasure in firing an underling back in my day, feeling a perverse sense of satisfaction in asserting my authority and punishing wrongdoers.
- 08 Nov 2018
She says, he says: a tale of interruption

Is banking due its own #MeToo moment? So far, there have been few whistle blowers in this testosterone filled industry, perhaps suggesting either that banks are much less sexist than some might fear, or that there are still a lot of stories yet to surface.
- 01 Nov 2018

Former ECM banker Philippe Espinasse dissects Asia's equity capital markets.

Hong Kong ECM: apply Sod’s law

Clawback columnist Philippe Espinasse says the latest proposals by Hong Kong’s Law Society could spell bad news for international securities lawyers in the city.
- 31 Oct 2018
Kill or cure

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is looking to boost governance of listed companies through a new proposal, but is this in the best interest of shareholders? Clawback columnist Philippe Espinasse has his say.
- 04 Oct 2018

Goldman Sachs plots universal banking push under new CEO

Goldman’s new management team is combining a root and branch review of its operations with a move into traditional commercial banking, writes David Rothnie.
- 15 Nov 2018
Citi hands EMEA challenge to Drury and de Vecchi

The US bank has appointed a strong line-up to run its EMEA banking operation as it looks to capitalise on its recent gains in market share, writes David Rothnie.
- 07 Nov 2018

Panda Bonds Top Arrangers

Rank	Arranger	Share % by Volume
Excludes PPs. Click for full table
1	China Merchants Securities Co	14.82
2	Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)	12.96
3	CITIC Securities	9.30
4	Agricultural Bank of China (ABC)	8.10
5	China CITIC Bank Corp	7.20

Bookrunners of Asia-Pac (ex-Japan) ECM

Rank	Lead Manager	Amount $m	No of issues	Share %
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Last updated Today
1	Goldman Sachs	16,518.46	78	7.50%
2	Morgan Stanley	14,156.51	66	6.43%
3	Citi	14,074.12	91	6.39%
4	UBS	12,548.70	77	5.70%
5	China International Capital Corp Ltd	11,025.08	44	5.01%

Rank	Lead Manager	Amount $m	No of issues	Share %
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1	HSBC	22,797.54	198	7.41%
2	Citi	22,552.18	150	7.33%
3	JPMorgan	14,738.77	90	4.79%
4	Bank of America Merrill Lynch	13,099.48	83	4.26%
5	BNP Paribas	11,893.43	89	3.87%

GlobalRMB awards: Most impressive issuers, best law firm

In this third part of the GlobalRMB awards, we present our reasons for choosing the best issuers in the FIG, corporate and SSA categories — and praise the strong performance of one well-known foreign law firm.
GlobalRMB awards: Person of the year, most impressive innovation

In the final article on our GlobalRMB awards, we talk about the key innovation of the year and highlight the individual that has made the greatest contribution to the development of China’s cross-border capital markets.
GlobalRMB awards: Best bank for securities services

Securities services was one of the most competitive award categories GlobalRMB had to decide this year. Our awards criteria demanded the near-impossible from participating banks: to beat the competition in the fast-changing China access scheme, while at the same time demonstrating a broad client base and the ability to be at the cutting edge of innovation.
GlobalRMB awards: Best for ABS, CNH, G3 and Panda bonds

In GlobalRMB's Best Bank Awards for China DCM, Standard Chartered wins for ABS and CNH, HSBC takes home the G3 Bond House Award, and Bank of China gets kudos as the Best House for Panda bond issuers.
Now open! GlobalCapital Asia Capital Market Awards 2018

GlobalCapital Asia is pleased to invite pitches for our annual capital markets and investment banking awards, rewarding the most impressive transactions and investment banks of 2018.