04 Feb 2014
BNP Paribas Securities Services launches depositary banking business in Switzerland
BNP Paribas Securities Services, a global custodian with nearly USD8trn in assets under custody, has expanded its depositary banking…
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03 Feb 2014
Ei-3 Top Performers Index outperforms the field
The Ei-3 Top Performers Index is a new, investable hedge fund benchmark designed to reflect alternative and diversified hedge fund…
Major infrastructure investment reflects confidence in Jersey’s financial services industry
Recent major investment aimed at growth within Jersey’s financial services industry is a positive indicator of confidence within the…
Commodities: Is the bear market near its end?
Commodities have had a tough time since the global financial crisis, but are we starting to see the light appear a little sooner than…
31 Jan 2014
Non-US companies raised USD10.5bn through depositary receipts in 2013, says Citi
The market for non-US companies raising capital in depositary receipt (DR) form remained strong in 2013, with USD10.5bn in DR capital…
Increased risk but a positive 2014 for US leveraged credit, says DDJ
DDJ Capital Management is forecasting increased risk in 2014 along with positive returns for investors in non-investment grade bonds and…
Investor shift to alternative investments is credit positive for asset managers, says Moody’s
The structural shift among investors toward greater asset allocation to alternative investments will benefit asset managers with expertise…
Funds to bet billions on European distressed opportunities as liquidity floods markets
Macro headwinds permitting, 2014 is set to remain awash with liquidity and rampant primary markets will enable companies to refinance and…
S&P Emerging Markets Domestic Demand Index launched
S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched the S&P Emerging Markets Domestic Demand Index, which is designed to measure the performance of…
30 Jan 2014
Reducing UK’s national debt for 2014 should be priority, says CISI survey
Reducing the UK’s national debt should be Chancellor George Osborne’s priority in 2014, according to a survey carried out by the Chartered…
Sapient Global Markets and Energy Data Hub launch energy markets benchmarking service
Sapient Global Markets and The Energy Data Hub (EDH) have launched an energy markets benchmarking service available to EDH platform…
29 Jan 2014
US growth pick up may be too much of a good thing
Schroders Chief Economist and Strategist Keith Wade updates us on his thoughts on the pace of the current US economic growth…The US economy…
Global companies returned to capital markets in 2013, says DR report
Investor demand for international diversification helped propel a sharp rise in capital raisings using depositary receipts (DR) in 2013,…
28 Jan 2014
2014 – The regulatory quagmire continues
By Dermot Butler, President, Custom House Group – In a weak moment I agreed to a request to write this paper, giving my predictions on the…
NYSE Liffe to launch futures on MSCI Factor Indices
NYSE Liffe is to expand its index derivatives franchise with the launch of futures based on MSCI Factor Indices.NYSE Liffe expects to…
