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Reported through the Wall Street Journal yesterday, the Germans have issued a bond (a German treasury note known as Schatz) with a zero coupon. This is unprecedented in some ways. What it says is that investors are so desperate that they are willing to forfeit any yield for the privilege of parking their funds for two years in what they see as safe assets as escalated debt crisis in the euro zone continue to play out in contagious and unpredictable ways. What’s driving demand? Between insurance companies and pension funds that offer products with ‘guaranteed returns’ or...

(3 days ago)

Wealth and Capital Markets Blog wrote a new blog post titled Run for Regulated!

As the European and US authorities are trying to regulate pretty much everything in the financials industry in their “Prudential Regulation” stance to prevent our economies to implode, unregulated entities are thinking about getting a regulated status.. In the news today there is rumour that ICAP, one of the leading inter-dealer broker in the OTC derivatives space, is assessing whether they should buy the Plus Market, the UK exchange for fledgling companies that is planning to close after failing to secure a buyer. Now only four companies in the UK have a regulated market status:...

(9 days ago)

Wealth and Capital Markets Blog wrote a new blog post titled Fidelity’s exit and the Indian mutual fund industry

Fidelity Mutual Fund, which started its India operations in 2004, recently announced its decision to quit the Indian Mutual fund industry. L&T Finance, a subsidiary of L&T Finance Holdings Ltd., is likely to acquire Fidelity’s India business. The new entity is likely to have a 2% market share and 13th position in the industry in terms of asset base. This will be L&T’s second acquisition in this market after the acquisition of DBS Chola Mutual Fund in 2010. India’s mutual fund industry has witnessed many such exits by market participants at different points in...

(10 days ago)

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