In all the debate about the future of green bonds, the voice of investors has rarely been heard. But the results of a Euromoney survey show they have a clear message for issuers and the banks that lead manage their deals: they want better impact reporting, more corporate bonds, and they don’t want bonds to price through the curve. Give them that, and a sustainable, credible, sizeable and demand-driven market is there for the taking.

Euromoney’s Best China Cities survey uses a combination of executive opinion (qualitative ratings) with hard data (quantitative data) from various sources in the market, across a variety of categories, to produce an authoritative ranking of the best cities in the country.

Overall Hard infrastructure Technology and Innovation Education Healthcare Environment Tax system Financial competitiveness

Quality of mass transit transport Law, order and security Quality of roads and driving experience Quality of long distance travel Technology and Innovation: Availability of funding Quality of technological infrastructure Education: Availability of qualified employees Sickness and absenteeism of employees Healthcare accessibility Promotion of green policies and initiatives Air quality Efficiency of tax system Forward visibility of tax liabilities Financial competitiveness: Connectivity Breadth and diversity of financial services Quality and efficiency of regulatory framework Ability to attract foreign direct investment

Euromoney’s Best China Cities survey melds a combination of executive opinion (qualitative ratings) with hard data (quantitative data) from various sources in the market, across a variety of categories, to produce an authoritative ranking of the best cities in the country.

Mauricio Cárdenas’ fiscal credibility and investment plans have bolstered the country’s defences amid the emerging market rout, while boasting the best economic growth in the region.

Mauricio Cárdenas, Colombia’s finance minister, has been named Euromoney’s Finance Minister of the Year for 2015.

Central Bank of Russia governor Elvira Nabiullina is using orthodox but painful policy measures to combat the oil- and sanctions-driven storm that is ravaging the economy.

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CBRE remains top for advisers, Blackstone takes the lead for investment managers and Goldman Sachs is number one in the banks category

Last year, US Reits racked up total returns of 27.15%, the third time in five years that returns had hit at least 20%. But as expectations mount that the Fed will hike interest rates returns have turned negative, retail investors in non-traded Reits could still get hurt.

Two of the best performers in Euromoney’s ranking of global real estate loan providers this year are German lenders Helaba and Aareal Bank, names that have had their fair share of difficulties in this sector.

Record cross-border investment and the revival of both institutional and bank appetite for real estate mean that the asset class is enjoying a Goldilocks moment. How long will it last this time?

Find out which companies are rated the best developers, advisors and banks in global real estate in the latest instalment of Euromoney’s Real Estate Awards.

Banks performed well across all regions in the Euromoney Best Managed Companies Survey 2015.

In an era where every bank is considering its strategy more closely than ever, managerial acumen and the ability to articulate that strategy in an open and transparent way are increasingly important. Euromoney’s survey reveals the banks in emerging markets that are doing it best – and in some cases better than any other corporates in their country or region.

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What links China Telecom, CEZ, Fabella, Emirates NDB and Sanlam? They are the companies analysts rate as the best managed in the core emerging market regions.

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The 2015 Euromoney China gold investors survey was open from 1st June to the 26th June. All responses were collected online from investors in gold and gold‐backed products from the People’s Republic of China. Euromoney received 628 responses:

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