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Cornerstone investors used to be the trusted, fail-safe, mechanism that ensured the success of Hong Kong IPOs. Not anymore, writes Clawback columnist Philippe Espinasse.

A huge push is on to get capital markets to face up to climate change and start pricing in the risks. But there is a paradox: the more they get priced in, the harder it will get for those most vulnerable.

Regional governments in several European countries could find problems funding 'the high cost of providing long term care (LTC) for their ageing populations' in the coming years, according to a Moody’s report on Tuesday. If ever there was a perfect market to be funded by the burgeoning social bond sector, this is it.

The City's various lobby groups should be pushing the UK government to pick one of the real, off-the-shelf options on offer from the EU for Brexit, rather than indulging its fantasies of a bespoke deal.

Look past the investor disputes, the non-performing assets and the triple-C rating. A risky form of debt in one of Europe’s most troubled banks might just be a screaming buy opportunity.

GlobalCapital is pleased to announce the shortlist for its Global Derivatives Awards 2018.

Hong Kong’s efforts to establish its position as a regional hub for technology companies are bearing fruit as IPO filings pile up. But the real measure of success will come after the summer, when the listings face a market saturated with new economy issuers.

Voters rewarded a five year dollar print from Finnvera — the first in that tenor from a European SSA since March — with strong scores across the board.

The insurance watchdog in Hong Kong is hoping to mimic Stock Connect as it considers a cross-border access scheme with the mainland market, the renminbi is the fifth most used payments currency, and DBS is planning to set up a securities joint venture in China.

The Chinese central bank’s monetary policy committee reiterates its neutral stance, top economic planner to abolish foreign ownership limits in the financial sector in three years, and the vice premier argues that protectionism could drag global growth into negative territory.

If you’re thinking about getting hold of some bitcoin, you have 690 days to figure out what mining is. But if you don’t, you can still board the bitcoin boat, but it might turn out to be the Titanic.

Other than balance sheets, all banks have to offer is their people. And this week, Nomura made an unusually large statement, hiring three of them at once to bulk up its EMEA rates business.