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Moody’s covered bond ratings are now almost as lenient as those of DBRS, which shouldn’t weaken faith in either agency — arguably, it is Fitch and S&P that have lagged behind. But as the ECB stops buying, trust in ratings will be all the more important.

The relief rally sparked by Emmanuel Macron's victory in the French presidential election is yet to fully evaporate and the Europe's public sector borrowers have been taking full advantage of it. Read on to see how GC BondMarker voters rated France's return to capital markets as well as the rest of the benchmarks.

Much has been written about the weather in Hong Kong and its unpredictability. Anyone who has lived here for any length of time will know, it can lead to discomfiting situations, as one of my good friends found out this week.

Tim Throsby’s revamp is designed to switch Barclays back to a risk-on mindset and reignite growth in its European corporate finance business, writes David Rothnie

GlobalCapital is delighted to announce the winners of its SSA Bond Awards for 2017. The results were revealed at a gala dinner at London's Globe Theatre on May 23. Thank you to everyone who supported the event by attending and voting in the polls that decided who were the best and brightest in SSA bonds over the last 12 months.

GlobalCapital is delighted to announce the winners of its High Yield Bond Awards for 2017. The results were revealed at a gala dinner at London's Globe Theatre on May 23. Thank you to everyone who supported the event by attending and voting in the polls that decided who were the best and brightest in bonds over the last 12 months.

Emerging Market Bond House of the Year

Air Liquide was named Most Impressive Investment Grade Corporate Borrower and BNP Paribas Corporate Bond House of the Year in GlobalCapital's Bond Awards 2017, announced on May 23 at our Bond Dinner at the Globe Theatre, London.

GlobalCapital held its Bond Awards gala dinner at London's Globe Theatre last night. Thank you to everyone who supported the event by attending and voting in the polls that decided who were the best and brightest in bonds over the last 12 months. Here below is a selection of photos from the night.

GlobalCapital held its annual bond dinner awards on May 23 in London's Globe Theatre. The awards are determined by a poll of market participants, and celebrate the outstanding issuers, funding officials, investment banks, bankers and rating agencies in the capital markets between April 2016 and March 2017. Congratulations to the winners and nominees. Below are the FIG bond awards.

GlobalCapital is delighted to announce the winners of its Bond Awards for 2017. The results were revealed at a gala dinner at London's Globe Theatre on May 23. Thank you to everyone who supported the event by attending and voting in the polls that decided who were the best and brightest in bonds over the last 12 months.

Chinese loan banks are appearing in more and more emerging market loan deals this year, as they race towards the loan market big league, but while their hunger for market share is evident, they're still taking a conservative approach.