Primary investment grade bond issuance surged in Q1 2024 as investors ramped up exposure to high-quality borrowers in a high interest rate environment. In the US, investment grade corporate borrowers secured US$429.7 billion...more
6/21/2024
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Capital Markets ,
Corporate Governance ,
Debt Market ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interest Rates ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
UK
While IPO activity was robust throughout Europe, the Nordic region stood out -
It was a blockbuster year for IPOs of European firms, following the global trend. In total, 476 European firms listed last year, excluding...more
With crypto-currencies on the rise and technological developments providing great opportunities in the financial services sector, Initial Coin Offerings ("ICO") provide an innovative way of raising capital. They are...more
2/1/2019
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Asset Tokens ,
BaFin ,
Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
Capital Markets ,
Capital Raising ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Ether Tokens ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
FINMA ,
France ,
Germany ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Issuer Eligibility Criteria ,
MiFID II ,
Payment Tokens ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Required Documentation ,
Sandbox ,
Securities ,
Securities Tokens ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
SMSG ,
Startups ,
Switzerland ,
UK ,
Utility Tokens