Joe Truelove, Director of Carey Group, explores how capital markets are once again playing a more important role in oiling the wheels of the global economy. Capital markets are where corporates go to raise equity or debt finance. There is
The Swiss banking group SYZ & CO has launched OYSTER Flexible Credit, a new sub-fund of its Luxembourg Sicav, employing a credit strategy combining European corporate bonds with flexible market exposure hedging. The annualised return objective is eight per cent
An overall shortage of collateral is unlikely despite new global regulatory obligations and tighter risk controls mandating increased collateral requirements, but access to collateral could become a challenge as firms seek wider sources of liquidity and assets. That’s according to
Hedge fund redemptions for June will total 4.80 per cent, according to the SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator. "In line with semi-annual patterns, forward redemptions increased for the month of June, with the majority of activity falling in the under
Intercontinental Exchange has set the initial public offering (IPO) price of the ordinary shares of Euronext at EUR20.00 per share valuing the pan-European exchange group at EUR1.4 billion. Euronext’s ordinary shares will be listed and admitted to trading under the
Milan Khatri, chief economist at Aberdeen Property Investors outlines the implications of the UK’s latest Budget announcement. The property industry will be relieved that the announced increase in the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) rate will only apply to residential
Fund company executives’ top concern is the data integrity in their fund reports, according to a Confluence Global Fund Administration survey. More than 130 executives from Europe and North America cite data integrity as their top back-office challenge. Confluence
Standard Life Investments says its clients will soon be able to access a wider range of alternative assets after announcing its intention to acquire a 75.1 per cent stake in Aida Capital. The acquisition of Aida will be subject to
Infinity Capital Partners has partnered with Vivaldi Asset Management to offer a registered multi-strategy investment fund with a minimum investment of USD25,000 that invests in leading hedge funds. Infinity Core Alternative Fund (ZVAMIX), a closed-end interval fund of funds, was
Assets under management in the European fund industry could reach EUR6.8trn by 2014, according to a study published by Alfi, the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry, and produced by Lipper FMI. The study explains Lipper FMI’s latest estimates of
