Do TV and Film Investments Make Money?
Equities Growth, Private EquityTrends in television
The introduction of video-on-demand (VOD) services including Amazon and Netflix has revolutionised the way we watch TV. They are each gaining millions of new subscribers each year and produce ever more of their own award-winning…
Premium Bonds: alternative savings accounts which offer higher returns
Asset Backed Bonds, Fixed IncomeThe nation's favourite savings account
Premium Bonds are the nation’s favourite savings account, with an incredible £68 billion held in bonds across the UK in total, a staggering amount really.
In recent years, that number has jumped…
Investors scramble for riskiest ABS bonds in rush for yield
Asset Backed Bonds, Fixed IncomeInvestors scrambled for the
riskiest tranches in one of the busiest weeks in the
asset-backed bond market when over US$9bn was raised by deals
that pooled everything from subprime auto and consumer loans to
shipping container leases.
The…
Is this ‘guaranteed’ bond really certain to pay you 5pc interest for almost 10 years?
Asset Backed Bonds, Fixed IncomeIf you are an income-starved investor, could you say no to a “5pc guaranteed sterling bond”? I suspect many would find the combination of annual interest of 5pc and a guarantee highly attractive.
This is what is on offer from a firm…
Europe’s Asset-Backed Bond Market Is Growing More Mysterious
Asset Backed Bonds, Fixed IncomeEurope's asset-backed securities market (ABS) is going underground.
Having been thrust into the spotlight after the financial crisis as regulators blamed the products and the bankers that structured them for causing the crash by obscuring…
Brexit Could Knock Hole in Covered Bond Market
Asset Backed Bonds, Fixed Income
Brexit could knock a hole in the $1.4 trillion market for euro-denominated covered bonds, if collateral from Britain can no longer be used in European issues of this debt.
In this market, lenders use mortgages, commercial loans and…
Asset-Backed Debt Wins Targeted Capital Reprieve From Basel
Asset Backed Bonds, Fixed IncomeGlobal banking regulators softened capital requirements for some asset-backed securities as they look to jump-start lending while guarding against a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis.
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision said a “modest…
Best in Class: Chasing value post-Brexit
Asset Backed Bonds, Fixed IncomeFor want of stating the obvious, Europe is an interesting investment conundrum right now.
Even before the Brexit vote, the European Central Bank (ECB) decided it would extend its asset purchase programme and buy investment-grade, euro-denominated…
Why Wall Street Wants Your iPhone Installment Payments
Asset Backed Bonds, Fixed IncomeAn upcoming Verizon deal will be first-ever of its kind.
Wall Street bankers have cleverly sliced and diced payments on everything from home mortgages and cars to David Bowie’s song royalties to create new kind of bonds. Now comes the latest…
SPOILT FOR CHOICE! Asset-Backed Lending: Take your pick
Asset Backed Bonds, Fixed IncomeEurope offers good prospects for asset-backed lending with opportunities for investors to step into the shoes of banks in certain markets, reports Lynn Strongin Dodds
It is unsurprising that secured credit has gained a following in this prolonged…
ON THE LOOKOUT! Japanese Investors Seen Seeking Europe’s Mortgage-Backed Bonds
Asset Backed Bonds, Fixed IncomeJapanese investors are turning to European asset-backed securities in search of higher yields as negative interest rates at home erode investment income, according to Morgan Stanley.
Banks and insurers from the world’s third-largest economy…