Company buybacks and bond redemptions provided event-driven trading opportunities. Asia hedge funds rebounded in 2024, with many posting double-digit gains as China stocks recovered, Japan’s equity rally hit new heights and some managers reached further afield for profitable trades. Equity funds...
The UNCTAD report suggests the semiconductor boom drove project values despite decreases in project numbers. Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows fell by around 8% in 2024, excluding flows through European conduit economies, according to the latest report from the United...
The hedge fund industry ended 2024 with $4.51 trillion in assets under management, a 9.75% increase from the previous year, research firm HFR said on Friday. Total assets increased by $401.4 billion last year, the highest amount since 2021, mainly...
Investment banking pipeline looks healthy, trading activity should benefit too. Wall Street delivered stronger than expected capital markets results for the fourth quarter, setting the stage for a solid 2025, says Morningstar DBRS Inc. In a report published Friday, the rating...
Bank says it expects inflation in counry likely to be around 2.5% for fiscal 2025. The Bank of Japan on Friday raised its policy interest rate 25 basis points from 0.25% to 0.5%, putting it at its highest level since...
Plume Network, the real-world asset (RWA)-focused blockchain, has teamed up with Whinfell Partners to add a range of institutional-grade credit instruments to its platform. Whinfell Partners is a digital assets-focused asset manager specialising in credit, risk management and environmental project...
Moody’s has predicted rapid growth in the private credit market in the year ahead, with expectations that the private credit sector will be worth $3tn by 2028. This growth will be driven by lower interest rates, declining default risk and...
The World Bank expects the world economy to expand 2.7% in 2025 and again in 2026. The global economy is growing steadily in the face of war, protectionist trade policies and high interest rates. It just isn’t growing fast enough...
Resilient household sector and low unemployment will support the sector. Australia and New Zealand are poised for a year of strong collateral performance and buoyant issuances, spelling a good 2025 for its structured finance sector. Performance is underpinned by a “mostly...
FlexGen Power Systems, LLC, a leading provider of energy storage solutions and software technology, announced that it has secured a revolving credit facility with J.P. Morgan. The $75 Million revolving credit facility is designed to support FlexGen's ambitious growth plans...
