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The article deals with the recovery of the corporate bond market in Europe following a global financial crisis from 2008 to 2009. It was noted that the corporate bond market managed to catch up with the loan sector that supports the financing strategies of companies. Wayne Hiley, corporate syndicate head at Barclays Capital, states the development of credit as an asset class in 2009 and as a substitute to equities and property. Eirik Winter, debt capital market head at Citi, explains the structural reform that occurred between bank and bond financing.

The article describes the condition of the corporate bond market in the U.S. in 2018. It indicates the consequences of investing in corporate bonds in the aging business cycle. Investors are warned about the surge in so-called leveraged loans. Also discussed is the impact of an interest rate increase and corporate leverage on the corporate bond market.

The article reports on the 3.26% average interest of short-term business loans by New York City banks and the acquisition of 36% of 2.8 billion dollars worth of long-term corporate bonds by pension funds for public employees in 1954 in the U.S.

The article examines the use of credit-default swaps (CDSs) to pay the difference between the notional value of a bond and the lowest price at which any of a company's bonds is trading. A particular focus is given to a loan offered by private-equity firm Blackstone to Spanish gaming company Codere after buying credit derivatives on Codere's debt that would have a payout if it missed a bond payment. The development of CDSs as a hedge against losses from defaults is discussed.

The article offers an outlook for the corporate bond market in the Europe in 2010. It states the potential for the corporate bond market to benefit continuously from the loan market's failure to offer debts that are needed at competitive prices. Some people in the industry predicted that bonds are unlikely to be selected as funding instruments for merger and acquisitions deal in 2010. Also noted is the likelihood for corporate hybrid bond transactions in this year.

The article looks at the financial system and financial regulation in Great Britain, as of November 2013. It discusses the shift of corporate finance from bank loans to corporate bonds in the period since the 2008 global financial crisis. The author suggests this trend has rendered the bond markets more vulnerable. Bank of England policies and the draft British Banking Reform Bill are discussed.

The article reports that Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corp (Vinashin) has won approval to sell D3tr of corporate bonds in what will be a test of appetite for new issues in the country's troubled domestic market. The state-owned borrower has also been granted approval to raise D10tr of commercial loans from Vietnamese banks and $400 million of loans from foreign banks. The loan will be distributed between the Bank for Investment & Development of Vietnam, the Vietnam Bank for Industry & Trade funds and the Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development.

The author reports that asset manager BlackRock Inc. will make its first offering since its debut issue over two years ago. The company plans to sell 2.5 billion dollars in bonds. According to the company's filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, proceeds will be used to repay commercial paper.