Bond Awards

The awards recognise the leading deals, individuals and institutions in Latin America's cross-border debt capital markets

A culture of collaboration, cutting-edge technology and unrivalled geographic reach contributed to MarketAxess’ win as ‘Best Secondary Market Trading Platform for Emerging Market Bonds’ at GlobalCapital’s annual awards. We sat down with Dan Burke, the firm’s new Global Head of Emerging Markets, to discuss how the MarketAxess platform has evolved and what the future holds.

Market participants are invited to vote on the most impressive firms and people in the international debt capital markets

Winners will be announced on April 16 at a live event in New York

The past year has been one of tightening in the capital markets, with central banks throwing easy money supply into reverse. GlobalCapital has chosen these corporate deals as outstanding, for proving either that staggering sizes and difficult maturities were still possible, or that ingenuity and flexibility could make even the toughest market conditions work for an issuer

The new awards programme will celebrate the leading names in Latin American cross-border debt capital markets

The multifaceted nature of emerging markets means that successful trading platforms need to deliver cutting-edge technology and a deep understanding of different clients’ needs and workflows. MarketAxess excels on both fronts. Combining world-class data and analytics, unique execution protocols, and a consultative, client-focused development strategy, the firm was a clear winner of Best Secondary Market Trading Platform.

The UK bank also won Most Impressive Corporate Bond House in Sterling, and Most Impressive Bank for Corporate Swaps and Other Derivatives.

The Spanish bank was also recognised for its Rising Star FIG Bond Banker (Tullio Genero) and won Most Impressive Local Bank for Latin American Bonds.

The UK bank also won Most Impressive FIG House in Sterling in a strong year for its debt capital markets business

Deals are getting done. Just about.

GlobalCapital's bond awards poll is open, and so is the LatAm new issue market