Year in numbers

Former ECM banker and self-described origination junkie Craig Coben looks back on the good times, bemoans the present and manages – just about – to be hopeful about the future.

After nearly 40 years in DCM, Chris Tuffey recalls the highs and lows and examines how things have changed. The thrill of the deal is still there, but perhaps not quite what it was.

Rupak Ghose looks back on a banking career in which it felt like everything changed, but some things remained the same.

PR veteran (and former IFR man) Jezz Farr explains what the awards process looks like for the unfortunate souls trying to line up all the egomaniacs involved (and that’s not just the bankers).

Chinese banks have prospered over the past two decades as onshore capital markets have developed and Chinese issuers have, until recently, dominated offshore issuance in Asia. That has prompted many to ask whether Chinese investment banks can start eating into global houses’ wallet share internationally – or whether they even want to. Certainly, Chinese banks are leading the way in fee income in the Asia-Pacific ex-Japan region. Ten years ago, Citic was the only Chinese bank in the top 10 league table for investment bank fees in Asia-Pacific ex...