Schroder Salomon Smith Barney is in position to trounce the competition in the international bond league tables this year, unless the handful of other houses in its slip stream make an eleventh hour charge in the crucial fourth quarter.

SSSB is the only house to command a double digit market share, according to data from Dealogic Capital Data. The US-based firm, which has seen its market share rocket as it capitalises on long-established banking relationships held by Citigroup, its parent, had slightly more than 10% of the market for international debt issuance up to the end of August.