The European Commission unveiled new measures to help Member States ramp up defence spending by 2030 among mounting concerns about Europe's security. The proposals reflect a renewed push to coordinate spending and provide...more
8/21/2025
/ Bond Markets ,
Capital Markets ,
Capital Raising ,
Defense Sector ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Institutions ,
Member State ,
National Security ,
Public Finance ,
Regulatory Requirements
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
/ Borrowers ,
Capital Markets ,
Corporate Governance ,
Debt Market ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interest Rates ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
UK
The German capital market needs to be modernized to remain efficient and competitive. Therefore, the German Government published a paper outlining a German Future Financing Act (Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetz)1 on 29 June 2022,...more
Growing investor appetite for financial products with a positive impact, coupled with a demand for recovery capital post-COVID-19, have lifted the market for social bonds....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
/ AMLD IV ,
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