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The Asian loan market has had to battle a tough few years, with record volumes in 2014 tailed by four straight annual declines. But loans bankers in the region have a feeling their time may have come.

The BondMarker voters have spoken — read on to find out their views on the deals priced in the week beginning February 5.

Just one-hundredth of a point separated the two frontrunners for the highest scoring deal on BondMarker in January.

Central banks have been tweaking and improving their stress testing models in recent years. But these schemes are already long overdue using a climate risk scenario.

The recent bout of volatility has claimed its first victim in the emerging markets after Russia’s State Transport Leasing Company (GTLK) postponed its proposed seven year dollar bond.

Following an €8.1bn state bail-out, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena still has its work cut out in putting ticks in the boxes of its 2021 restructuring plan.

Qatar National Bank (QNB) has picked up $2.38bn of bonds via private placements (PPs) in the last fortnight. But the size of the deals are such that they would have been better printed as public Eurobonds.

Barclays has replaced most of its C-suite, hired expensive bankers and traders from top firms, recommitted balance sheet to fixed income trading, and proclaimed its commitment to a still-underpowered investment bank. But the effects of all this are still dwarfed by the UK bank’s approach to litigation.

The worlds of academic research and finance are increasingly merging, as “patient capitalists” look to invest in university spin-outs for social impact and returns — and some equity investors and SRI funds are taking note.

The votes are in — read on to find out how deals priced in the week beginning January 29th fared with our voters.

While market capitalisation weighted indices and portfolios have been incredibly popular in recent years, data show that their equally weighted brethren can have an edge with lower concentration risk and better performance.

European supervisory authorities jointly warned consumers this week about the potential risk of buying and holding virtual currencies like bitcoin.