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Political and economic uncertainty was rife in 2024, highlighting the importance of a trading platform with the scale and sophistication to support clients through volatile conditions. GlobalCapital spoke with MarketAxess’ Global Head of Emerging Markets, Dan Burke, and Head of LatAm Sales, Maria Calderon, about the firm’s rapid EM expansion, its strategy for Latin America and what they expect to see in 2025.

It’s an exciting time for S&P Capital IQ Pro. The market’s preeminent research and analysis platform is incorporating new functionality and generative AI into an already cutting edge offering. GlobalCapital spoke to Warren Breakstone, Global Head of Capital IQ Solutions at S&P Global, about recent acquisitions, the benefits of GenAI and the outlook for the future

2024 has been another impressive year for Aussie dollar bank supply, almost outpacing the 2023 record. The year ahead will bring new opportunities along with regulatory change. GlobalCapital spoke to James Holian, Head of DCM & Syndicate Europe at Commonwealth Bank, about the outlook for issuance, the phase out of AT1 and whether covered bonds might spark into life in 2025

Hybrid issuance surged in 2024 as banks and corporates alike found investors hungry for duration and yield. GlobalCapital spoke to Crédit Agricole CIB’s Cecile Bidet — DCM head for financial institutions — and Xavier Beurtheret — head of DCM for corporates — on what drove their markets this year and the outlook for next

BNY’s corporate trust business, led by Cécile Nagel, has been investing and evolving to meet the changing needs of the market and its issuer clients. Nagel talks to GlobalCapital about the business’s strategy and strengths

Market participants in 2024 had to contend with significant changes in inflation, interest rates and geopolitical risk. Against such a shifting backdrop, cutting-edge data and analytics have never been more important. Global Capital spoke to Satyam Kancharla, Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer at front-to-risk technology firm Numerix, about trends to expect in 2025 and how changing market dynamics impact analytics requirements

Bond issuance from the CEEMEA region boomed in 2024, as investors made the most of high yields before interest rate cuts kicked in and keeping new issue premiums low. Meanwhile, a rejuvenated group from Turkey redrew the borrower map, writes George Collard

With war raging on the continent, a shifting geopolitical landscape and a tenuous fiscal backdrop in several EU member states’ economies, the bloc’s supranational institutions — the darlings of the public sector bond market — face having to do more to fund its investment needs, as Elias Wilson reports

GlobalCapital asked heads of debt capital markets businesses across the Street about their expectations for 2025 and their experiences of 2024. Most predict rising issuance volumes as Ralph Sinclair discovers whether they see AI, blockchains, or the rather more human rise of private credit as the most disruptive threat to the industry

Excitement is brewing among Latin America debt capital markets bankers over the prospects for the region’s three largest bond markets. But there is also trepidation that any deviation in the path of US interest rates could derail their impressive recovery, writes Oliver West

Interest rate cuts mean spirits are high in the CEEMEA primary bond market after it recovered a semblance of normality in 2024. But Donald Trump’s election as the next US president has added uncertainty to the trajectory of interest rates, throwing borrowers and investors a curveball, write George Collard and Francesca Young

European sovereign issuers and African multilateral institutions are among those focused on how to achieve future funding goals. But expanding their investor base is also critical. That is why sukuk, Panda bonds and sustainability-linked products are commanding their attention as they look for more innovation. GlobalCapital convened a discussion between funding executives from these organisations and other market specialists on their progress in 2024, where they see opportunities for doing things better in the future and why sustainable finance can be a contentious area when it comes to setting targets.