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Investing Charity and Foundation Assets in Turbulent Times With Jennifer Nelson
Driven by Data: Auto Finance Trends Uncovered - Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
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2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: Sports
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 47 - Fireside Chat With Bill Baroni and Jesse Eisinger
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The Standard Formula Podcast | Dissecting the Solvency Capital Requirement
The Standard Formula Podcast | Solvency II Back to Basics: Technical Provisions
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 34 - A Conversation With Jesse Eisinger, Author of 'The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives'
Navigating Facility Relocation: Legal and Practical Considerations — The Consumer Finance Podcast
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 29 - A Global Perspective on the Economic Responses to COVID-19
The Standard Formula Podcast | Developments on the Horizon for the UK Change-in-Control Regulatory Regime
La Financiación de Proyectos de Infraestructura
Breaking (Down) the Debt Ceiling
Current Landscape of Cryptocurrency Regulation and Enforcement - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Private Equity Perspectives: Episode Three – Interest Rates and PE Deals
Private Equity Perspectives: Episode Two – The Shifting Market for Buyers
Top Employment Law Considerations for Startups, with Ashley K Pittman
Podcast: DeFi and Tax: How are digital currencies treated by the IRS? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 47]
As America turns inwards, investors are turning east, towards Europe. It’s a seismic shift not seen since the end of WWII. In this episode, we talk with Symon Drake-Brockman, co-founder and Managing Partner of Pemberton Asset...more
In the evolving fund finance market, lenders are constantly assessing ways to mitigate risk and enhance credit support in order to provide for the smooth operation of subscription-based credit facilities. One such credit...more
European leveraged finance markets back on track -European leveraged finance markets rallied strongly in 2024, with momentum for new deals and opportunities for borrowers and lenders alike in 2025 - Europe's leveraged...more
Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features the new UK securitization regime, eHELOCs, and climate risk disclosures....more
Demand for covered bonds is rising as investors seek opportunities to deploy capital in low-risk assets during a period of market uncertainty - Issuance of covered bonds—bonds issued by financial institutions and backed by...more
The challenges facing financial sponsors in the past couple of years have been widely discussed. Their funds have amassed over $1 trillion in dry powder that they are competing to deploy in a weak exit market....more
More than 1,800 industry players attended the 13th annual Global Fund Finance Symposium that wrapped up yesterday afternoon at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach. There was a lot to talk about in terms of market evolution...more
Following a period of rapid growth, the fund finance market has reached an inflection point. Once considered a small, esoteric area of the lending landscape, fund finance—loan facilities secured against investor commitments...more
Since the decision in Assénagon in 2012, there has been some doubt as to how much coercion can be applied in a consent solicitation that includes an "exit consent" and whether consents that seek to force detrimental economic...more
On August 24, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a draft of its strategic plan for 2022 – 2026, outlining its key initiatives for the next four years. The SEC’s mission is to protect investors, maintain...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has issued a warning to Buy Now Pay Later firms about financial promotions that potentially breach the FCA's rules. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 prohibits the communication...more
A largely brutal 2022 for tech stocks has led to a massive $23.4 billion quarterly loss for Masa Son’s SoftBank conglomerate, its largest ever, “driven by poor performance of its flagship tech investments and a weak yen”...more
Jobs Report Friday! Most economists are expecting a slowdown, and the question is how much the Fed’s newly hawkish approach (aimed at fighting inflation) is seeping into the labor market. Here’s what we’re looking for in the...more
The Fed’s March meeting notes dropped on Wednesday, and they detailed the central bank’s plans to “shrink their portfolio of bond holdings imminently” as well as the “many” fed officials auguring for significant rate hikes in...more
In This Issue. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a new initiative focused on financial issues faced by rural communities and also updated its examination procedures to cover unfair discrimination; the...more
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: specialty finance/marketplace lending — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 - M&A levels dipped in H1 2021. Whilst institutional banks backed trade and B2B finance platforms and VC...more
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: stock exchanges/trading venues — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 - Global FMI juggernauts snatch up fund platforms, trading venues and data analytics providers, under the...more
Markets dove at the opening bell and never recovered on Monday, with all three major indices off between 1 and 2%--the most across the board since May. Most market watchers blamed concerns over the economic recovery stalling...more
In this episode, the second in our three-part EU ESG Considerations for Beginners miniseries, Akin Gump financial regulatory partner Ezra Zahabi looks at the EU’s Taxonomy Regulation and what it means for business. Among...more
Introduction - Driven by the Coronavirus pandemic, extreme volatility on the financial markets in early 2020 led to lenders and financial institution counterparties issuing a significantly increased number of margin calls...more
Letter from Our Co-Chairs - As the digital transformation of financial markets accelerates at breakneck speeds, fintech presents significant opportunities and challenges for both investors and innovators around the world. ...more
Many listed companies currently need to raise funds on an urgent basis to protect their businesses and maintain their solvency, as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. On 1 April 2020, the Pre-Emption Group (PEG) therefore issued...more
When 2019 began, the U.S. stock market had just hit the bottom of a 20% correction. An escalating trade war and rising interest rate worries were top of mind, and predictions of a looming recession were becoming more common....more
Economic Commentary - The U.S. economy continues to show signs of improvement. Unemployment fell to 3.7 percent, and second quarter GDP grew to an annualized rate of 4.2 percent, which is the highest rate of growth since...more
We are delighted to share with you the results from our second annual Trends in Private Credit survey. This year’s survey was conducted via web from January 9th to February 9th 2018. In this report, we will share...more