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Corporates Face Novel, Greater Risks from Debt Ceiling Impasse—Even if No Default Occurs

Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch

And so are directors and management teams at corporates, whether public or private. While there have been a number of actual and threatened “government shutdowns” in recent years, and government agencies and executives have experience navigating them, a market perception of a credible default risk on U.S.

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FX hedging behaviours shifting as firms take an ever more proactive approach to risk

The TRADE

Speaking to The TRADE, Oksana Pidkuyko, managing director, head of client analytics, financial markets at Standard Chartered stressed the potential positives of this increased volatility, stating that – if handled correctly – the changing landscape could bring potential benefits.

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Revolutionizing M&A: Exploring Innovative Financing Options

Sun Acquisitions

This shift opens new business possibilities and democratizes the M&A landscape, allowing smaller investors to participate in significant corporate transactions. However, as technology and financial markets evolve, businesses increasingly use non-traditional financing methods to fuel their growth through acquisitions.

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What is a Business Cycle? Expansion, Peak, Contraction, and Trough

Peak Frameworks

During this period, businesses often expand their operations, capital expenditure increases, and markets tend to perform strongly. Such a conducive environment frequently spurs significant investment opportunities and robust financial activity. This phase typically involves increased market volatility and heightened investment risk.

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US same day settlement ‘not a good idea’ despite technological advancement

The TRADE

In a letter to ESMA, the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) was against the immediate shift to T+0, stating: “We emphasise that we do not consider a default T+0 settlement cycle for securities transactions to be a realistic or desirable near-term policy objective.” to just over £2.6 asset-backed securities)”.

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Interest Rate Swap | Examples | Uses | Swap Curve

Wall Street Mojo

It is essential for interest rate benchmarks, reflecting market liquidity, credit trends, and interest rate perceptions. Interest rate swaps are risk management tools, allowing parties to hedge against interest rate fluctuations and achieve desired cash flow structures. They use it for speculation and market creation.

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Fireside Friday with… Torstone’s Mack Gill

The TRADE

This is a truly significant structural change for the markets in North America, but it’s going to have a broad impact across global markets and across the industry. Compression of settlement cycles has become a very important theme for all of us in the financial markets. The other area is risk management.

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