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A surge in international bank issuance has carried on almost uninterrupted in the yen market this year, even after the Japanese Financial Services Agency raised the bar on investments in total loss-absorbing capital (TLAC).

In this round-up, the US and China set a date for the next round of negotiation in Washington DC, MUFG and Mizuho receive approval to underwrite onshore Chinese bonds and China’s industrial profits growth edges down in August.

In this round-up, China and the US upped the ante on the rhetorical trade war, the Ministry of Finance transferred its shares in two state-owned banks to a national social security fund and the Hangzhou city government is sending 100 of its staff to private companies.

In this round-up, Japanese firm Daiwa Securities gets the green light to set up a majority-owned brokerage in the Mainland, FTSE Russell does not include Chinese bonds in its indices and NetEase reveals plans to raise pigs.

The Bank of England prides itself on its magisterial oversight of the UK's banking sector. But Metro Bank is going to give it some thorny dilemmas in the coming months that will test its silky skills.

Credit Suisse’s differentiated approach to clearing has been much praised by clients this year. It combines the responsiveness of a boutique with the platform capabilities that allow its clients to scale. It has become a European champion in a business in danger of being dominated by US banks and is GlobalCapital’s Global Clearing Bank of the Year.

Citadel Securities has this year added depth to its FICC offering to compound an already strong position in equities. This breadth of business, which has been expanded with powerful entries into new markets, has been matched by the firm’s confidence in establishing itself as a significant public advocate on market issues, making it GlobalCapital’s Specialist Liquidity Provider of the Year.

Mayer Brown is GlobalCapital’s Global Law Firm of the Year after an impressive 12 months that comprised working closely with ISDA on new regulations, having a seat on nearly every bank’s legal panel and making a number of key hires in the US.

Awards season is almost upon us, with preparations well under way for glitzy ceremonies at Asia’s finest hotels.

Strength across the board, top positions in rates and FX and smart strategic decisions around the structure of its business mean that Bank of America Merrill Lynch is GlobalCapital’s Global Derivatives House of the Year for 2019. The bank also picked up the Interest Rate Derivatives House of the Year and FX Derivatives House of the Year awards.

In less than a decade, Myanmar has gone from a mysterious country shut off from the outside world to a burgeoning frontier market with plenty of investment opportunities. The government has made tremendous strides, opening up to outside money. But for Myanmar to become a real success story, it needs to fully welcome foreign capital.

GlobalCapital is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Global Derivatives Awards. The winners were unveiled at a gala dinner at the Banking Hall in London on Wednesday night.