Hedge funds Hedge fund fees pour out of the sky during market-beating alpha returns which averaged 18.3% pa in 1990s, 6.4% in 2000s, 3.4% pa since 2010. But buoyant markets now mask outflows to keep their global size constant at £2.3tn ($3tn, €2.7tn). In 2018, 580 funds out of 11,000 closed, outnumbering launches for a…
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Private equity What’s the big deal with private equity (PE)? PE firms use debt to buy weak companies, turn them around & sell them. They load the debt on to the acquired company & sell off its assets to create massive returns for investors quickly, while charging huge fees. PE is changing finance & the…
Twin peaks Global trend is towards ‘twin peaks’ financial supervision: 1 prudential supervisor for capital/ risk controls, another for markets/ business conduct. This model from Australia & Holland adopted by UK, New Zealand & South Africa. But others eg. Germany, Sweden, Poland have chosen the single supervisory model for banking, insurance & pensions. Double trouble?…
Ecosystem London has the world’s best fintech ecosystem, with diverse hipsters, tech startups, capitalists & large financial bodies in the same space. Co-exist, collaborate, co-evolve Guessed the word? Series 2 (1/10) [photo: visavietnam}