ESMA REPORT VALUES EU ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS AT €5.8 TRILLION The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its second statistical report on European Union (EU) Alternative Investment Funds (AIF). The study found that the EU AIF sector in 2018, as measured by Net Asset Value (NAV), amounted to €5.8tn or
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Global Economy: 10 Predictions in 2019
he global economy started 2018 with strong, synchronized growth. But as the year progressed, momentum faded and growth trends diverged. The US economy accelerated, thanks to fiscal stimulus enacted early in the year, while the economies of the Eurozone, the UK, Japan and China began to weaken. These divergent trends
Capital Markets Union: Crowdfunding, FinTech and Sustainability
EU Winter Economic Forecast 2017
ECB: Changes to collateral eligibility criteria and risk control measures for unsecured bank bonds
The European Central Bank (ECB) has decided on changes to the collateral eligibility criteria and risk control measures applicable to senior unsecured debt instruments issued by credit institutions or investment firms or their closely linked entities. These instruments are known as unsecured bank bonds (UBBs). ECB will amend eligibility criteria
Moody’s credit rating Montenegro 2016 : B1, negative outlook
oody's Investors Service has today downgraded Montenegro's long-term issuer and senior unsecured debt rating by one notch to B1 from Ba3. The short-term ratings have been affirmed at Not Prime (NP). The outlook remains negative. The key drivers for today's rating action are: Fiscal risks related to the highway project, which