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In this round-up, US president Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping agreed to meet this month, the first active exchange-traded fund listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) and the volume of outstanding local government bonds rose again in May.

GlobalCapital is pleased to announce the nominees for this year’s Global Derivatives Awards.

Banks pride themselves on analysing and pricing credit. But are they really just slaves to the rating agencies?

Bond yields were in free-fall this week after the world’s two major central banks suggested they might ease their monetary policies further to prevent an economic downturn. With masses of global debt now yielding below 0%, some corporate and financial borrowers are standing on the brink of having to issue shorter term paper at negative rates.

European Central Bank president Mario Draghi on Tuesday may have set the course for primary bond markets in the near term but his organisation is at the heart of a project that could reshape them forever. The ECB spoke exclusively this week to Burhan Khadbai about the European Distribution of Debt Instruments (EDDI) project and what it means for the future of capital markets.

Europe’s new batch of IPOs are being launched and priced with cornerstone investors playing crucial roles, a new dynamic for the region's primary equity markets and one that many hope will continue, writes Sam Kerr.

An innovative senior bond sold by UniCredit this week showed how blurred the lines have become between what is up for grabs in a resolution and what is not.

I would like to think that most of the bankers I know pore over the minutiae of deal documents, but there are always exceptions to the rule.

Baoshang Bank’s takeover by the People’s Bank of China, and the continuing after-effects on the country’s banking sector, have forced regulators to adopt short-term measures to save smaller and weaker banks and securities houses.

GlobalCapital is conducting a global research survey on the fast-changing markets for sustainable financing and investing. It will combine the views of issuers and investors to give a nuanced picture of how this trend is changing capital markets for both groups.

VTB Capital has changed the date of its Russia Calling! conference, highlighting “mounting pressure from clients’ in-laws” as the reason for moving the event so that it doesn't clash with Thanksgiving in the US.

Central bank independence has long been one of the sacred cows of western financial policy, but the rise of populist politicians is increasing the possibility that it might be on the way to the abattoir.