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Banks to fuel boom in UK Plc regular dividend payouts

Global Banking & Finance

billion) in 2023 and make HSBC the biggest payer for the first time since 2008. The estimate from financial services company Computershare is […] Banks to fuel boom in UK Plc regular dividend payouts MILAN (Reuters) – A recovery in bank payouts is set to lift UK regular dividends by 6.1% billion pounds ($114.8

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How DLT could help with green bonds

Accenture Capital Markets

The underlying question from a financial services perspective is therefore how to prove that sustainability-related investments are delivering against their “green” promise in a clear and reliable way? But whatever commitments were made by governments and corporations alike (e.g.,

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Prime brokerage: The intersection of challenge and opportunity

The TRADE

The requirements align the US with Basel III standards which were agreed following the 2008 crisis with capital, leverage and liquidity requirements rolled out in the ensuing years, as the latest reforms look to end the reliance on internal models in the US for estimating risk and introduce standardised frameworks.

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What is Deregulation and How Does it Affect the Financial Sector?

Peak Frameworks

Financial deregulation, for example, saw a pivotal moment with the partial repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act in 1999 , a move that obliterated the firewalls between commercial and investment banking and profoundly influenced the landscape of financial services.

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Growth Equity: The Child Prodigy of Private Equity and Venture Capital, or an Artifact of Easy Money?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Others would counter that growth equity’s rapid ascent was mostly due to the easy money that persisted between 2008 and 2021. Growth equity firms could invest in any industry but tend to be skewed toward technology and TMT , with some exposure to consumer/retail , healthcare , and financial services.

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Replicating Portfolio

Wall Street Mojo

In the financial services industry, insurance companies use these portfolios to manage their assets and liabilities positions. It further highlights the results of a replication of the SocGen CTA Hedge Fund, which was initiated in 2008. Such portfolios enable timely financial reporting.

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The prime brokerage pie is growing, which means bigger slices for everyone

The TRADE

“If you look at what those firms need in terms of prime-related services, well, cash PB and synthetics are just the basics. This trend, and shift away from an equity-centric sector, has cemented these prime brokerage divisions as the jewel in the investment banking crown for many of the largest players in financial services. “A

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