Weak deal activity, syndicated lending drive drop in bankers' fees
Through three quarters, equity issuance is up 8% and debt rose 2%, Refinitiv reports
Issuance weakest since 1995 as IPOs, structured products and preferred issues were all scarce
RBC led Canadian dealers on equity, debt league tables
Equity issuance at lowest level since financial crisis; debt slumps too
RBC Capital Markets cracks top 10 in banker rankings
Goldman Sachs leads equity league tables, JP Morgan tops debt rankings
Canadian equity issuance dropped sharply in 2022, and debt down too
Equity market activity and corporate debt issuance tumble in first nine months of 2022
Debt underwriting down too, led by a plunge in high-yield offerings