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BNP Paribas has promoted one of its rising stars, underlining a new determination at the bank to translate its supremacy in the corporate banking sector into success across all of its investment banking products, writes David Rothnie.

I’ve always considered myself a gent of superior taste and class. While I’m not averse to hanging out with the hoi polloi, I think it is no exaggeration to say that I’m considered one of Hong Kong’s respected elder statesmen.

The coming market rush to comply with margin rules on uncleared swaps will be a big challenge in itself, but regulators need to think hard about the unintended repo risks they are creating by requiring collateral building at breakneck speed.

Loans and Schuldscheine have always sat side by side. With a similar lender base and documentation, the two seem almost interchangeable. This year banks have been capitalising on that similarity and driving issuance to new heights, but they should not get carried away — restructuring a Schuldschein is a lot more painful than with a loan.

Doosan Bobcat and its IPO advisers were left red-faced after the company was forced to pull its W2.4tr ($2.2bn) float in South Korea last week. The deal is making a quick comeback and the leads have done what they can to turn the situation around. But the incident serves as an object lesson in how not to do an IPO.

The Ranger learnt a cruel lesson on the dangers of partying recently, and it seems the loan market has also had a few close calls with the perils of revelry.

In this round-up, the Shanghai Free Trade Zone introduces electronic warrants to facilitate cross-border payments for commodity companies, Macau gets high level backing for its renminbi ambitions and new RQFII quotas for Thailand and Luxembourg. Plus, a recap of our coverage this week.

The investment grade corporate bond market, wrapped in the warm blanket of the Corporate Sector Purchase Programme, continues to avoid the brunt of wider market volatility, but investors are fighting back and issuers have no choice but to take note.

Deutsche Bank and falling foul of the rules is nothing new. It built its investment banking operation acquiring businesses battling reputational and legal risk.

September has been my favourite month this year, as I managed to enjoy some peace and quiet at Captain’s Bar, thanks to all the young’uns working like mad to push out deals. And when I say young, I mean some are really, unbelievably, young — at least judging by their looks.

Maturing deals issued by Washington Mutual and National Bank of Greece show covered bonds doing precisely what they're supposed to — redeem in full and on time.

The ship has sailed on establishing a common EU approach to bank creditor hierarchies in insolvency. European authorities need to drop the now redundant pursuit of harmony in the pressing pursuit of clarity.