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What are the three key areas that will impact banks in primary markets when MiFID II arrives?
On the heels of MAR, the MiFID II regulation will go into effect on January 3, 2018—affecting not only investors but also banks. Order record keeping, allocation justification, and transaction reporting are three key areas of impact, and Dealogic has worked with the FCA and client banks to build an effective solution.
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Investment banking revenue: the impact of an uncertain 2016
With political and macroeconomic headwinds in 2016, investment banking specialist, Issariya Udomritkul, looks at how global investment banking revenue fared in the face of uncertainty.
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The Brexit impact on the IPO pipeline
June 29, 2016 How has Brexit and the ensuing volatile markets affected the global IPO pipeline? We take a look at the deals still planning to come to the market this week.
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Loan Highlights: 1H23
The global loan market endured a bleak first half of the year, with the overall 1H23 volume falling 28% year-on-year (YoY) to USD 1.9trn, the lowest showing since 2012. Macroeconomic conditions remained challenging, with news flow suggesting that the US and European economies faced a tough outlook amid persistent inflation and tightening monetary policies. Nevertheless, […]
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DCM Highlights: 1H23
Bond issuance began to turn a corner in a handful of regions and sectors during the second quarter as the strain on primary markets from economic and inflationary fears appeared to ease. The recovery followed the collapse in supply over recent quarters, triggered by higher interest rates, the withdrawal of central bank support and wider […]
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Global Markets Rankings for First Half 2023
Global Markets Rankings for First Half 2023 Our half year rankings are now available. ECM Rankings US equity indices entered new bull markets in 2Q after rising 20% from previous lows in October 2022 but global ECM volume failed to move in line with this exuberance. View Report M&A Rankings Global M&A during the first […]
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M&A Highlights: 1H23
Mergers and acquisitions during the first six months dropped 40% globally to USD 1.34tn compared with the same period a year ago, as central banks continued to raise interest rates to tame inflation in the face of several bank failures. Investment bankers suffered a 37% drop in worldwide revenue from advising on M&A transactions in […]
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ECM Highlights: 1H23
A global rebound in stocks has not fed through to equity capital markets issuance, with volumes in 1H barely hovering above the second half of last year. US equity indices entered new bull markets in 2Q after rising 20% from previous lows in October 2022 but global ECM volume failed to move in line with […]
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LevFin Highlights: 1H23
Leveraged finance (LevFin) issuance across the US and European institutional loan and high-yield (HY) bond markets totalled USD 287bn in the first half of 2023, falling just 8% shy of the volume raised in 1H22. Nevertheless, the figure doubled from just USD 143bn raised during 2H22, bolstered by a strong rebound in HY activity on […]
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Global Markets Rankings for First Quarter 2023
Global Markets Rankings for First Quarter 2023 Our quarterly rankings are now available. ECM Rankings Q1 2023 global issuance volume saw an 18% improvement on the last quarter of 2022 View Report M&A Rankings Global M&A volume totaled USD 582b, down 48% year on year and 27% lower than the Q4 2022 View Report DCM […]