Do TV and Film Investments Make Money?

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Trends 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

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The 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

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Investors 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?

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If 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

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Europe'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

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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

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Global 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

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For 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

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An 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

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Europe 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

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Japanese 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…