The Big Interview
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The first ever female head of a Latin American development bank wants to focus on transparency, efficiency and impact
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The bank hopes its green print will prove a blueprint to others
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'When a key investor steps away, you can still syndicate the deal', Blackstone Credit's Alex Leonard tells GlobalCapital
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The independent advisory firm now boasts a full-service equities and ECM platform after completing the acquisition of Redburn Atlantic
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Robert Lane says solar has dealt well with headwinds and that providers are being rational with their pricing
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One of the bond market’s most charismatic bankers speaks exclusively to GlobalCapital about 21 years in the emerging markets and what makes the perfect syndicate manager
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Carlos García Moreno wants telecoms group’s bonds to be the 'prime non-governmental asset' in Mexico
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Programmable smart contracts set to bring transparency to the market as banks and issuers continue trials
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Deputy finance minister tells GlobalCapital the initiative has particular focus on gender bonds
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The CEO of the London Stock Exchange discusses Arm’s decision to go to New York and the recent spate of government-led reviews to the ECM regulatory regime
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ECM veteran discusses opportunities away from the trading floor, the legacy of the financial crisis and how rule makers have misunderstood what makes investment banking risky
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GlobalCapital spoke to Titan Asset Management CIO John Leiper, formerly of Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse, for a temperature check of secondary markets, as a critical week of central bank meetings drew to an end
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Hit €2bn retail bond had ‘communication value’ on oil company’s stance on emissions and exploration
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Ballooning net supply bodes poorly for European government bonds
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After a long career, the German discusses technological innovation and whether or not bond syndication could be fully automated
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GlobalCapital spoke to founder John Bentinck, former Goldman head of syndicate, who raised £5.3m to digitise equities deals
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Ahmed Kouchouk, Egypt's deputy finance minister, talks up the country's soon-to-be-signed off IMF loan while outlining a novel Panda bond structure and the need to be constantly sourcing new pockets of investor liquidity
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Merger with Leaseplan will increase funding needs, bring higher rating
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Michael Ebert, co-head of the Swiss outfit’s new markets business, explains how the unit will fit into its new structure
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GlobalCapital speaks to Barbados prime minister Mia Mottley, whose calls for the world to increase efforts to fight the climate crisis are intrinsically linked to sovereign debt
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The chairman of SNB rules out increasing its stake in Credit Suisse but says an alliance between the two banks could be possible
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A restructuring of the investment banking business that began three years ago is showing clear results in Asia Pacific, but there’s still room for growth
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The head of Austria’s debt management office, Markus Stix, previews the first sale of sovereign green T-Bills and discusses the country’s growing ESG funding task
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Nomura’s syndicate boss, Nick Dent, has set up his desk in a way designed for the sort of speedy decision-making that will, he claims, be crucial for primary credit in persistently volatile markets
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Ukraine will find itself in 'awkward' position when negotiating with creditors
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Roadmap for innovation is being drafted, chair of capital adequacy panel tells GlobalCapital
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Bank’s sustainability expert Zoe Knight spoke to GlobalCapital after shareholder motion withdrawn
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Spanish bank adds experience and sophistication to balance sheet power to grow capital markets business
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Defining clients as European, US or Japanese does them a 'disservice', says US head of advisory and capital markets. 'At the end of the day, there are SMBC clients.'
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Suriname’s debt workout has the ingredients to be a fascinating case study for sovereign restructuring. GlobalCapital spoke exclusively to the two ministers leading creditor negotiations, Armand Achaibersing (l) and Albert Ramdin (r).
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CA CIB’s drive to reduce emissions begins with slimming oil exposure
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Private credit specialist sees sharp growth in direct lending, but questions the efficacy of using IRR figures to judge a fund's performance
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In October La Banque Postale became the first bank to announce it was exiting fossil fuels altogether, and the first to have a validated Science-Based Target for decarbonising its portfolio. Philippe Heim, the bank’s CEO, talked to GlobalCapital about what this path will involve, and LBP’s wider drive to create ‘impact banking’.
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‘Role of multilateralism is crucial’ says Jingdong Hua, as World Bank treasurer announces retirementJingdong Hua, the treasurer of the World Bank, announced his retirement this week, marking the end of an illustrious career spanning across various development finance institutions in different continents where he witnessed several crises. GlobalCapital spoke to Hua about his career, the Covid-19 pandemic and his passion for multilateralism.
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Natixis's co-head of its corporate and investment bank tells GlobalCapital how Groupe BPCE has turbo charged his firm's ability to take on more business as it looks to expand into new sectors and markets