This year is starting to feel a bit more normalized after the 2021-2022 record origination numbers followed by the 2023 market disruption. In many ways, Fund finance has passed the stress test and moved forward. What has 2024...more
6/21/2024
/ Banks ,
Capital Markets ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financing ,
Investment Funds ,
Loans ,
NAV ,
Non-Depository Institutions ,
Private Equity ,
Private Funds ,
Securitization
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
3/1/2024
/ Banking Regulators ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Basel III ,
Capital Markets ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Deal Price ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fixed Income Investments ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Liquidity ,
Loans ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Private Funds
Finance Forum Welcome Remarks -
Good afternoon. Welcome to the Cadwalader Finance Forum. I’m Wes Misson, the Co-Chair of the Finance Group at Cadwalader....more
This past weekend officially marked the end of summer in the U.S. as vacations and Labor Day gatherings have come and gone, and the kids are now back in school. And while I anticipate that everyone’s in-office attendance will...more
Earlier this week, more than 200 of the top leaders in fund finance met at the first-ever FFA Global Leadership Summit. The two-day mini-conference, in a week where the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV tour shockingly announced...more
Growth in fund finance origination comes as overall credit markets have decelerated meaningfully. Corporate bond issuance declined by 26% in the first half and non-mortgage structured products issuance came in 70% below 1H...more
As we near the close of the second quarter, eagerly look forward to next week’s 6th Annual FFA European Fund Finance Symposium in London and keep a watchful eye on the macroeconomic environment, we thought it would be helpful...more
Earth Day is an annual event each April 22nd to promote environmental sustainability. This year’s theme is “Invest in Our Planet.” Put in other terms, it’s promoting the “E” in ESG investing. ...more
As we usher in spring and hopefully finally say goodbye to the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, deal volume and overall market activity remain extremely robust. With less than a week to go in an eventful first quarter, we’re...more
Hitting the year-end deadlines was hard. Your kind words eased that pain like a week’s vacation on a remote island with no wifi. I have saved every single one of those emails, texts and LinkedIn messages and filed them away...more
1/21/2022
/ Benchmarks ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interest Rates ,
Investment Funds ,
Lenders ,
Libor ,
Loans ,
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR)
My colleague Leah Edelboim and I had the pleasure of presenting a webinar on “Hot Topics in Fund Finance” earlier this week. Special thanks to Mondaq for hosting us. Below is a brief summary of some of the trends and market...more
ESG-focused investment funds raised a record amount last year – estimated at more than $50 billion in new investor money. This trend is expected to not only continue but accelerate over the next few years. ...more
5/3/2021
/ Business Strategies ,
Capital Investments ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Sustainability
On June 19, 2017, the Fund Finance Association (the “FFA”) hosted the inaugural Asia-Pacific Fund Finance Symposium at the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong (the “Conference”). Twenty different market participants sponsored...more