Bloomberg has announced the launch of a global syndicated loans offering, designed to help investors assess and act on opportunities in these complex markets.
Aon plc has launched the Zone Framework for pension scheme investment in the UK. The firm writes that it is designed to support clients’ decision-making in the current environment where funding level improvements and increased endgame options are opening up a wider range of medium and long-term goals.
A stable policy environment is critical if the Government is to boost M&A activity, according to more than half (56 per cent) of UK dealmakers who took part in CIL’s Investment 360 Index survey, citing it as the top priority to be addressed.
Tougher risk parameters at hedge funds are restricting trading activity, with credit trading most likely to be affected, new global research by Beacon Platform Inc. shows.
Axiom Alternative Investments has announced that is has expanded its range of credit funds to include emerging countries’ corporate debt.
HSBC Asset Management (HSBC AM) has announced it will launch its Vision Private Equity 2025 Fund in November 2024, following the close of its Vision Private Equity 2024 Fund in June 2024 on USD403.15 million.
Global investment manager GMO has announced the launch of the GMO Horizons Investment Fund.
Russell Investments has announced the launch of a new evergreen fund, designed to provide professional investors with exposure to the growing opportunities across global private credit markets.
The number of UK financial institutions investing in artificial intelligence (AI) has doubled within a year, according to Lloyds Bank’s ninth annual Financial Institutions Sentiment Survey. Almost two-thirds (63 per cent) of respondents are investing in the emerging technology, up from one third (32 per cent) in 2023.
Preqin has published its Alternatives in Europe 2024 report, which shows that European private equity fundraising reached EUR118 billion in the first half of 2024 and could be a record year. However, there are signs a slowdown is due in the second half of the year.
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