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It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a fortune should not wear a t-shirt to work. But apparently no-one has told a whole generation of scruffy tech teenagers.

Central bank independence is under threat. When politicians attempt to take control of monetary policy for their own ends, markets tend to panic, but it may be time to acknowledge that monetary policy is inherently political.

Leveraged loan and high yield bond documentation is starting to see a new feature creep in — anti “net short” language, which attempts to stop creditors that are short the company from getting a place at the table in a restructuring. The funds targeted by the new provisions aren’t exactly the cuddliest citizens of the capital markets, but they won’t be the only casualties.

Budweiser Brewing Apac is on track to seal the biggest IPO globally so far this year, and the largest in Hong Kong in more than a decade. While the base size of up to HK$76.4bn ($9.8bn) alone is impressive, equally so is the company’s decision to eschew cornerstone investors altogether. But there’s a long way to go before other issuers will be able to follow in its footsteps.

In this round-up, 25 companies will be listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s new tech board on July 22, China’s FX reserves climbed to a one year high and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) is set to give permission to domestically funded securities houses after a 10-year hiatus.

In this round-up, Chinese securities regulators allow their Hong Kong counterpart to access audit papers of Hong Kong-listed mainland companies, Chinese premier Li Keqiang vowed to lift the 51% foreign ownership cap on Chinese financial firms sooner than planned, and free-trade zones (FTZs) receive more autonomy in trying out new policies.

In this round-up, US and China will resume trade talks next week, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley near 51% stakes in their Chinese joint ventures (JVs), and China’s foreign minister offered a strong-worded rebuttal to the UK’s stand on Hong Kong protests.

One banker recently went to Macau for a long weekend with his friends, with plans to drink large amount of whisky, eat from overflowing plates of fine food, and gamble until the small hours of the morning. “I’m going to get lucky,” he promised me.

The return of ultra-low yields has also meant the return of enormous order books – Commerzbank’s $11bn of demand for its $1bn AT1 debut this week and Merck’s €11bn for €1.5bn two weeks ago, come to mind.

South Korea’s green and sustainable bond market is thriving this year. The country is already streets ahead of its peer China, with its sovereign printing a green deal and issuers embracing new twists on these financings. That forward-thinking mentality is just the beginning.

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The EU’s decision not to extend equivalence to Swiss exchanges and Switzerland’s subsequent retaliation is a perfect example of why the measure is an insufficient framework for future EU-UK financial services relations after Brexit.