Review of the Year 2019 and Outlook 2020

Main

Between heaven and hell: capital markets get 2020 vision

The GlobalCapital debt capital markets survey: banks expect to make money and hire

The hottest thing in capital markets

Still waiting for the green leap forward

Themes for 2020

As US banks’ shadow lengthens, Europeans plan their fight back

The benchmark is dead: long live the benchmark

Brexit will run on and on, as EU cities specialise

Masters of the universe — central banks’ grip on markets tightens

Capital markets tech reaches tipping point

Public Sector

2019 bond deals of the year: public sector borrowers

Proliferating MDBs find politics a developing challenge

Climate and digitisation to dominate SSAs’ 2020

SSAs to spur digital evolution of bond market

SSAs forced to get comfortable with negative rates

Can Sofr and €STR catch up to Sonia?

Dollars lose dominance for SSA borrowers

New supras poised to make a big splash

Sterling SRI bond market roars into life

What does not kill Swiss franc bonds makes them stronger

Niche currencies offer alluring alternative for SSAs

Dealers turn to specialisation as MTN volumes slide

Financial Institutions

2019 bond deals of the year: financial institutions

Banks in 2020: a new world order

Riveting year ahead for covered bonds in QE-warped market

Covered bonds grapple with QE-distorted world

Banks contemplate multiple futures ahead of MREL swell

AT1 market peaks as yields verge on record lows

Green capital: a new frontier for banks

Securitization

US, European CLO markets take downturn fears in their stride

Asset managers muscle into financial sponsors’ territory

RMBS revs up as reforms loom

STS: the long and winding road

Esoteric ABS boom fuelled by move beyond fast food

Investors seek ABS protection against turning macro cycle

Corporate

Corporate bond deals of the year

Innovations shake green bond market out of its comfort zone

ECB set to become long term fixture in corporate bonds

The 17th Syndicated Loan and Leveraged Finance Awards nominations

Libor transition adds to loan market’s relentless struggles

US PP market flourishes in UK as investors eye councils

Schuldscheine in rude health as market breaks new ground

Mega-funds muscle into European leveraged market

Germany disappoints levfin market as volumes slump

Sponsors try to tame net short activists with covenant magic

Equity capital markets

Demergers and direct listings in focus as alternative to difficult IPOs

Prospects grow for a brighter year for Russian ECM

Investors get behind primary capital raising technique

Convertibles start rolling again as share prices soar

Emerging Markets

2019 bond deals of the year: emerging markets

Russian borrowers march on as fear of sanctions fades

Ukraine moves past political troubles to enjoy record run

Turkey on a knife edge

Bonds take the lead in Middle East financing

LatAm looks for growth amid easy borrowing conditions

Green loans are coming to EM — eventually

Private credit builds EM momentum

Derivatives

Libor’s long kiss goodbye

Renewables hedging evolves swiftly as banks crowd in

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