North America

Reliance Standard life pulled a planned bond issue on Wednesday as heightened volatility cut the pipeline of new issuance

Elon Musk’s proposed $44bn takeover of Twitter, the US social media platform, will offer beleaguered convertible investors the opportunity to take some money off the table, which can be recycled elsewhere, if the deal goes ahead

Issuer’s choice of price over size amid weak markets led to investor pushback

Bankers are hopeful that FIG borrowers who pay for debt in dollars will continue to take advantage of sterling and Swiss franc funding arbitrage

Mainland-focused blank cheque company yields to US-China hostility

Investors plough into short dated tranches though longer deals are still possible

Blank cheque firm will hunt for fintech targets in Southeast Asia after its Nasdaq IPO

First FRN of the year as fixed rates lose their competitiveness

Issuers both head to three years, with ADB also venturing out to long end

Canadian pension fund seeks $405m to buy a minority stake in Hong Kong company

Canadian bank offers a generous pick-up to earlier dollar deals and its last new issue in euros

Independent research firm wants to grow equity capital markets business, hires two co-heads