Bond Awards
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Market participants are invited to vote on the most impressive firms and people in the international debt capital markets
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Winners will be announced on April 16 at a live event in New York
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The past year has been one of tightening in the capital markets, with central banks throwing easy money supply into reverse. GlobalCapital has chosen these corporate deals as outstanding, for proving either that staggering sizes and difficult maturities were still possible, or that ingenuity and flexibility could make even the toughest market conditions work for an issuer
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The new awards programme will celebrate the leading names in Latin American cross-border debt capital markets
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Sponsored by MarketAxessThe multifaceted nature of emerging markets means that successful trading platforms need to deliver cutting-edge technology and a deep understanding of different clients’ needs and workflows. MarketAxess excels on both fronts. Combining world-class data and analytics, unique execution protocols, and a consultative, client-focused development strategy, the firm was a clear winner of Best Secondary Market Trading Platform.
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The UK bank also won Most Impressive Corporate Bond House in Sterling, and Most Impressive Bank for Corporate Swaps and Other Derivatives.
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The Spanish bank was also recognised for its Rising Star FIG Bond Banker (Tullio Genero) and won Most Impressive Local Bank for Latin American Bonds.
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The UK bank also won Most Impressive FIG House in Sterling in a strong year for its debt capital markets business
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GlobalCapital's bond awards poll is open, and so is the LatAm new issue market
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GlobalCapital is delighted to announce the launch of our Bond Awards 2022, one of the highlights of the global primary debt capital markets calendar.
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GlobalCapital reveals today the winners of its Bond Awards 2021, including celebration of the achievement of top corporate banks and issuers — and Lifetime Achievement Awards for two of Europe’s most prominent corporate funding officials.
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The Maple bond market has enjoyed another strong year and is an increasingly attractive option for SSA issuers seeking investor diversification while the rise of social bonds alongside green is proving a good match with local investor demand. RBC Capital Markets, with an integrated onshore and offshore capability and global public sector team has been at the forefront of these developments.
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The immediate need for corporates in Europe during the Covid-19 crisis was to quickly tap liquidity but after debt capital markets re-opened, thoughts turned to future-proofing business models, balance sheets and funding strategies. BNP Paribas was perfectly placed to have those discussions with clients with an integrated coverage model that provided neutral capital structure advice.
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The unstoppable rise of sustainability-linked finance was arguably the most important trend in the bond market over the last year as it opened the door to socially responsible investment products for a swathe of issuers unable, for one reason or another, to issue green bonds.
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The FIG debt capital markets business is as competitive as they come but TD Securities has established itself over the last few years by building a reputation as a house that will go the extra mile for issuers.
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Consistency, predictability and transparency were the watchwords for Moody’s financial institutions team over the last year as it navigated the extraordinary conditions during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The European bond market for financial institutions has swung away from liquidity and towards capital, while ESG is becoming an ever-more important theme. Successful lead managers have needed expertise across all these areas, as well as the global distribution capability to help issuers find opportunities wherever and whenever they arise, a recipe well-suited to HSBC.
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The primary debt markets have been looking for fintech solutions to reduce the administration costs of frequent shelf issuance for as long as MTN programmes have been in existence. Origin Markets has delivered a flexible system that at last digitalises every step involved in the creation of a security from its definition through to its settlement.
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The Middle Eastern international bond market once again demonstrated its resilience over the past year with a diverse array of issuers pushing volumes well above $100bn. Standard Chartered’s client-centric approach brought success in products ranging from ESG to bank capital, and from debut transactions for corporates to repeat business for the largest sovereigns.
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The corporate hybrid market is on a tear, with post-Covid issuance in 2020 of €46.7bn, almost as much as in the two previous years combined, and volume for 2021 already reaching €19.8bn by mid-May. Citi has been on the top-line of 60% of the corporate hybrids issued since the start of the pandemic, leading €38.6bn out of a total €66bn, and on 38 tranches out of 75 issued.
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The investment bank awards for financial institution capital and regulatory advice are in many ways two sides of the same coin: both demand deep sector expertise and relationships as well as a strategic understanding of bank balance sheets that goes well beyond a pure debt capital markets perspective. Morgan Stanley has shown its ability to deliver in a period during which these demands were more important than at any time in the last decade.
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Rating emerging market debt is difficult at any time, with economic and financial conditions to track across more than 100 countries, but since the start of the Covid-19 crisis it became even harder, with locally very different health outcomes and policy responses all feeding through to issuers. Moody’s stayed on top by drawing on its longstanding depth and breadth of local knowledge while keeping a focus on key themes such as ESG.
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The last year has seen green, social and sustainability-linked bonds go mainstream in almost every corner of the market, from sovereigns, to financial institutions and corporates.