UK

Anoa Capital, a Luxembourg-based boutique investment bank, is building out an origination team following the hire of Mike Turnbull as head of origination.

The UK higher education sector maintained its love affair with capital markets this week, as the University of Leeds announced a roadshow for its debut bond.

Caught between two regulatory initiatives, many small banks are unsure about whether to embark on the long and costly journey of developing their own regulatory capital models.

Swedbank and SEB this week launched deals that attracted the largest order books and the widest distribution of any covered bonds issued this year, along with the smallest concessions.

Barclays will offload a legacy derivatives portfolio to JP Morgan as part of the British bank's plans to run down its non-core assets.

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank Group rose when it began trading after its IPO on Wednesday, having completed its separation from National Australia Bank with a £396m flotation.

As Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank Group completes its long-awaited demerger from National Australia Bank and floats on the London Stock Exchange, the firm's CFO Ian Smith sits down with Olivier Holmey to discuss CYBG's "challenger" status, its long road back to independence, and its future.

Goldman Sachs has named a new head of its EMEA financing group, which houses primary capital markets, as Jim Esposito switches roles to become chief strategy officer of the securities division.

Numis Securities is pulling out of market making in UK retail bonds and its head of fixed income is leaving the firm, after a period when new issuance of bonds on the London Stock Exchange's Orderbook for Retail Bonds has dwindled.

CMC Markets, the financial spread betting firm, narrowed the price range of its London IPO on Wednesday, ahead of the book’s closing the next day.

Law firm Fried Frank has hired an experienced specialist to set up a European restructuring practice.

From bonus caps to pre-trade transparency, the Bank of England has suggested big changes to proposed European Union financial regulation in response to a call for evidence from the European Commission.