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Market volatility stemming from a severe slump in Chinese equities has rendered this week a dud in terms of corporate bond issuance, but syndicate bankers remain hopeful on the prospects for September.

The International Capital Market Association has written to the European Central Bank to complain that increased regulatory complexity around bank capital could make the product “uninvestable”.

Europe's bond market is showing few signs of picking up speed before September, though mandates are emerging, while a pair of infrastructure deals — including one for a so-called super sewer — will be keeping loans bankers busy.

Aleksander Azarnov is joining LetterOne, a private equity group chaired by Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman, the owner of Alfa Group.

The collapse of Chinese stocks and the continued drop in the price of oil, along with the ripple effects those have had in exchanges worldwide, have shocked market participants and the broader public, but among ECM bankers many think the collapse could not have come at a better time.

The recent stock market fall may help smooth talks with Ukraine’s creditors, according to an analyst in Kiev.

The International Finance Corp (IFC) is planning just a $100m sized deal for its second ever sukuk transaction, according to a Standard & Poor’s rating report released on Wednesday.

Managing directors at listed investment banks take home 29% more than their rivals at boutique firms across salary and bonuses, according to Emolument data.

CEEMEA is busy digesting a noxious stew of falling oil prices, crashing equity markets and heightened EM bond fund outflows. But the asset class is proving more robust that during previous crises.

The European FIG market shot wider early this week in sympathy with a global asset sell off, but bankers remain hopeful an issuance window will open before the weekend.

Public sector benchmark issuance snapped back after extreme volatility in credit and equity markets early this week, but bankers are concerned about the depth of demand in the currency.

One of Asia’s most consistent sovereign issuers, the Republic of Indonesia, plans to come to the offshore bond market in the fourth quarter. It is considering offshore renminbi (CNH), dollars, euros or yen, for what would be its last outing this year.