A new study reveals that seven in ten (69 per cent) European institutional investors believe there will be an increase in the issuance of SME finance-related asset backed securitisations (ABS) over the next two years. The research was commissioned by Amicus Finance Plc (“Amicus”), a leading specialist in short term
Banks believe that new digitally enabled supplier finance networks and alternative lenders now pose a significant threat to every part of the commercial lending business, according to a new survey conducted by Misys. The survey also reveals that 68 per cent of respondents cited small business lending as being under
Research for Preqin’s latest Investor Outlook has found that four out of five institutional investors invest in at least one alternative asset class. Private equity, hedge funds and real estate are the most targeted alternative asset classes, with over half of investors having an allocation to each of them in
After reaching a record high of USD56.4B spent in 2014, the US is on track to smash that record and break USD70 billion in Venture Capital (VC) spending by the end of 2015, according to a new report from KPMG and CB Insights. Venture Pulse Q2 '15, the first in
Uncertainty around the UK general election and concerns about potential changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) were shrugged off by the mergers and acquisitions market in the first half of 2015, according to the latest PCPI/PEPI analysis from BDO. The second quarter of 2015 saw a total of 509 deals
One in four (25 per cent) senior asset management executives believe it’s “highly likely” they will face direct competition from a non-traditional new entrant such as a technology or non-financial services company within the next five years. That’s according to a new report from State Street Corporation, which also reveals
Nearly a third of UK-based finance professionals feel under pressure to compromise their ethical standards, according to a report released today by the Chartered Institute of Management Accounts (CIMA). The third annual ‘Managing Responsible Business’ report, which polled 2,498 professionals across the world, found that the proportion of UK-based workers
Total assets managed by the Top 100 alternative investment managers globally reached USD3.5 trillion in 2014 (USD3.3 trillion in 2013), according to research produced by Towers Watson. The Global Alternatives Survey, which covers nine asset classes and seven investor types, shows that of the Top 100 alternative investment managers, real
Global institutional investors have an estimated USD1 trillion of funds at their disposal for potential investments in European infrastructure over the next ten years but a combination of limited available assets, changing economic regulation and new government incentives are set to alter traditional investment flows. Linklaters’ research shows that M&A
The US IPO market came back to life in the second quarter of 2015, surging 83 per cent in volume and 111 per cent in proceeds raised, compared to the first quarter of 2015, according to IPO Watch, a quarterly survey by PwC US. There were 75 IPOs completed in
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