Review of the Year 2015 and Outlook 2016

Editor's Overview

2016: the year of divergence

The GlobalCapital poll of heads of debt capital markets

Themes for 2016

A year of restructurings: investment banks decide what they want to be

The never-ending journey: banks braced for next volley of regs

Dehydrated bond markets face up to life without liquidity

Blockchain: wisdom of crowds begins in blind competition

Banks as good citizens: should we believe them?

Bridging the gap: Generation X banks on Generation Y

New kids of finance start playing with the grown-ups

Public Sector

Sovereigns, supranationals and agencies deals of the year

Primary dealerships: a broken model or just in need of a tune-up?

SSAs face up to shorter windows and crowded markets

Draghi disappoints, Europe drops, but it’s back to business for SSAs

That rockstar life: supras try to make it big in the US

SSAs keep on trucking through the QE storm

Emerging market currencies provide hope for SSA borrowers

Canadian Public Sector Roundtable

Canada’s borrowers survey the market’s tough scene

Financial Institutions

Covered bonds set up for positive new year despite ECB

The show is on the road: TLAC in 2016

TLAC: the final furlong

Banks seek capital change in MTNs

Securitization

CMBS to face its demons in 2016

ABS shows resilience in troubled auto sector

Investors hope for SLABS rebound after rough 2015

US, European P2P markets to take bigger strides in 2016

Corporate Debt

Global issuers welcome as Europe braces for Fed and ECB moves

High yield ends record run, but still there for new and old issuers

Loans on top as HY struggles in difficult levfin market

GlobalCapital Syndicated Loan, Leveraged Finance and Private Placement Awards 2016: nominations

Will loan banks drive for profits as hopes build again for M&A rush?

Middle Eastern loans: time for an oil change

Direct lending funds discover banks are not giving up easily

ORB Roundtable

ORB market buoyant amid fierce funding competition

Emerging Markets

Emerging markets bond awards

Crisis year for CEEMEA as bond market is shaken but not beaten

Middle East supply surge to hit spreads in 2016

Only the brave: Africa tests bond banks’ commitment

Lat Am bonds market to rebuild in 2016 after Brazil woes

Equity capital markets

IPO techniques adapt to tough market conditions

Blocks market hopes to remain pre-eminent ECM business

Convertibles thrill with windfall terms: will issuers take notice?

Derivatives

Exchanges draw battle lines in regulatory crunch year

As macro trading falters, is it time to embrace volatility?

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