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Spacs are not dead; they're resting

Emerging market bond issuers have been finding ever more creative ways to secure funding, issuing taps and private placements in recent weeks. It has been a remarkable feat in some instances but borrowers must be careful not to overuse these tricks

— Hungary, its investors and their ESG worries — The digital bond markets take a step forward — Aroundtown drama fails to cool hot hybrid market

Details of how SLBs will perform are cloudy, but their main effect is bright

Bond markets are buoyed but there’s no time for complacency

Wave after wave of volatility has battered markets over the last year. Soaring inflation, a shifting rate environment and the return of conflict in Europe. But throughout huge price swings, the Eurex platforms proved a pillar of stability for financial markets. Excelling in terms of scale, integrity and innovation – the firm was a deserved winner of European Derivatives Exchange of the Year.

Progress on the Capital Markets Union has been painfully slow, and the EU must move fast to avoid fading into obscurity

Acquisition of Credit Suisse’s SPG will give the asset manager a flow of juicy assets

- How much longer can the extraordinary run of bank bond issuance last? - Are sustainability-linked bonds too complicated to be meaningful? - New bond, old tricks: the art of underwriting returns

Economic data will burst the bubble

NLB's choice may not have been honourable but it was understandable

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have shown impressive progress developing their equity capital markets this year, but deteriorating asset quality is a worry for Middle East IPO bankers