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CEE instruments attractive opportunity
Central and Eastern European (CEE) markets continued to outperform developed markets and other emerging market last year. This development was mainly supported by efforts to speed up the EU enlargement negotiations. EU accession, which structures the reform process in these transition countries and leads to closer approximation of western standards, ...
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Investors hungry for pfandbrief
During the past few years, there has been dramatic growth in institutional investor acceptance and investment into pfandbriefe and covered bonds around the world. Most of the current benchmark issues are being placed with investors outside of the home country of the issuer. What is interesting to note is not ...
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Why primary and secondary funds of funds are still worth it
Over the past six years, private equity has experienced an aggressive growth, both in terms of capital under management and amount invested, and fund of funds with their specific techniques and particularities, especially pure primary and pure secondary funds, have demonstrated their various advantages. Even in such a tricky economic ...
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Performance record rivalling the US
Europe today offers a real alternative to the US in private equity. The industry has at last gained status as a true asset class and, at only 0.383% of European GDP, private equity still has considerable room for further growth. However, with the technology sector mired in trouble and a ...
