In the week ending May 14th 2021, eVestment published April 2021 hedge fund performance data that revealed hedge fund performance was broadly positive in April, with 85% of funds reporting to eVestment seeing positive performance
Brexit, substance and transparency requirements, which have resulted in increased regulatory and reporting burden, and also increased cost and uncertainty, have put different jurisdictions to test in different ways over the past years. At the
After the damning report into the Archegos Capital Management affair, Credit Suisse’s top management is likely to spend the rest of 2021 in a strategic huddle. Further upheaval at the investment bank is inevitable, but
Central banks are promoting a set of climate scenarios that may encourage banks to continue financing fossil fuel expansion when they should be shutting it down, according to an NGO — highlighting the immense influence
US Congress is once again dragging its heels over the country’s debt ceiling. A two year suspension of the debt limit came to an end on July 31 and the Department of the Treasury is
A rare block trade has broken the quiet in Europe’s equity capital markets, as a former director of Dr Martens, the boot maker, sold a chunk of shares in the first block sale since its
The split of Bill and Melinda Gates raises questions about the fate of their vast fortune.
Despite high inflation readings, the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee voted to keep up its purchases of UK government bonds at its meeting on Thursday. The MPC did offer some guidance on when the
The Northern Territory Treasury Corporation hit the market with a 31 year trade on Wednesday, extending its curve by nine years.
The US Treasury has announced its borrowing schedule for the third and fourth quarters of 2021 but there is considerable uncertainty hanging over the its funding following the reinstatement of the US debt limit.
Mainland-based Xinte Energy Co raised HK$1.03bn ($132.4m) on Wednesday by selling a block of new H-shares, its debut equity issue.
China’s regional lenders have been busy tapping both the onshore equity and debt markets for capital this year, but a slew of recent rating downgrades serve as a warning that the pressure facing the country’s
Hyundai Capital Services sold a three year bond denominated in offshore renminbi this week, raising Rmb700m ($108m) at an attractive level versus its existing dollar funding.
US-listed hybrid electric vehicle maker Li Auto launched a billion-dollar listing in Hong Kong this week, providing a much-needed boost for the bourse after a spate of announcements from China’s regulators brought deal flow to
They say it takes three seconds to form an opinion of someone. So, naturally, it’s important to make a great first impression.
CDB Aviation, an Ireland-based subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co, has raised a $660m portfolio financing from banks.
Liberum has hired Nicholas How from Peel Hunt to oversee its support services and industrials investment banking team, which includes two other new faces.
A new level of harmonisation and simplicity in financial markets communication is on the horizon, according to supporters of the Common Domain Model — a coding framework that will allow bonds, repos and derivatives to
Indian telecommunications company Summit Digitel Infrastructure made its debut in the dollar market this week, appealing to investors in the US and Europe that were keen to buy highly rated notes.
Two Chinese local government financing vehicles courted offshore investors on Wednesday to raise a combined $450m.
