© 2026 GlobalCapital, Derivia Intelligence Limited, company number 15235970, 4 Bouverie Street, London, EC4Y 8AX. Part of the Delinian group. All rights reserved.

Accessibility | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Modern Slavery Statement | Event Participant Terms & Conditions

Corp People and Markets

Top Section/Ad

Top Section/Ad

Most recent


Weak or half-hearted response to Greenland threats will leave markets crumbling
Promotion after strong gains in corporates and MTNs
Recruit will join Mizuho bond desk at the end of the month
Sustainable finance chief leaves Nomura for opportunity in fast-growing region enthusiastic to cut emissions
More articles/Ad

More articles/Ad

More articles

  • For the first time in eight years, China has handed out new lead underwriting licences to securities houses. While the move will help ambitious firms grab a slice of China’s Rmb102tr ($15.7tr) interbank bond market, they are unlikely to pose a big threat to the competition just yet. Addison Gong reports.
  • Many EU companies could do with capital beyond debt, according to the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (Afme). The trade body, in a report it produced alongside PwC, suggests encouraging the use of equity-adjacent products to fill balance sheet gaps from the coronavirus crisis.
  • SMBC Nikko wants to grow its capital markets and advisory business in EMEA, which is smaller than its parent’s heft in the loan market. It has hired Anthony Bryson, a former NatWest Markets and BNP Paribas banker, to lead the push.
  • Anthony Bryson has joined SMBC Nikko Capital Markets as deputy president and head of capital markets and advisory Emea in London.
  • Natixis promotes DCM bankers — Powell quits IFAD job — NatWest Markets makes Peberdy, Donaldson and Manwaring's positions permanent
  • Bankers are betting on a strong year for the UK — Europe’s biggest fee pool — but the overlapping concerns of Brexit, Covid-19 and regulation make for an uncertain outlook, writes David Rothnie.