Apollo has become the first private equity firm to takeover a Spanish bank, revealing the Bank of Spain's new regulatory attitude towards financial sponsors as bank owners.
Europe’s most popular fund domiciles, as revealed by the global survey A global survey of 200 asset managers has revealed their priorities when choosing European fund domiciles, with some surprising results. The Economist Intelligence Unit survey, commissioned by Matheson and released on March 4, confirms previous reports that Ireland is Europe's fund domicile of choice. Other findings, however, challenge the traditional perceptions of the funds industry.
European bank capital will come of age this year. Regulatory and market developments have combined to create long-awaited optimism around the asset class
Apollo has become the first private equity firm to takeover a Spanish bank, revealing the Bank of Spain’s new regulatory attitude towards financial sponsors as bank owners
Bank capital investors and issuers should prepare for a busy 10 months, as some of Europe’s biggest market players tip 2014 as the year regulatory capital comes of age
The ABS market’s return in the US features a healthy dose of caution. But growing confidence and the appearance of new structures begs the question: have we been here before?