Loan Ranger

A European Central Bank official bigwig ruffled a lot of feathers at the LevInvest conference in Barcelona last week when announcing more regulation for the market, leading to some colourful insults. Luckily some managed to party through the pain. While in London, the Ranger ate some pebbles.

Though the Ranger is a native of the wild west, last week we were deep in conversation with a banker about the horrors of the deep blue — as links between the loan market and the treacherous seas came to mind.

Last week the market gathered for one of the biggest events of the year: the Loan Market Association conference, and this year’s event was all the more special for being the shindig's 20th anniversary. While many attendees were brimming with enthusiasm for the big day there were, as always, a few renegades lurking in the background.

As bankers return to their desks sunburnt and crispy, and London feels the first chill of autumn, the Ranger reminisces over summer's best bits.

The loan market takes some well-earned respite, with some members more adventurous than others.

The Ranger meets some new faces and ponders what central bankers wear to festivals.

Loans bankers have been growing hot and bothered in the relentless summer heat.

The Ranger is threatening to oust an unidentified banker unless he buys champagne. Meanwhile, most of the rest of the market is on holiday.

It's party season and time for Ranger to reminisce about the loan market’s best bashes.

Last week loans bankers were busy theorising, hiking and drinking, from the lofty heights of the Italian mountains, to the lowly lows of some of London's boozers .

In a market that generally sees few people moves, there was a rare flurry of activity last week as many made plans to move jobs, or homes, for new opportunities.

With the UK’s vote to leave the EU and England's miserable performance at the football, there didn't seem too much to celebrate last week. But loan marketeers had other ideas.