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Funds see ‘strong business case’ for commodity trade finance amid banks’ retreat
Funds see 'strong business case' for commodity trade finance amid banks' retreat Commodity trade finance suffered a hit to its reputation in 2020 as it faced major losses and fraud scandals, all while banks scaled back their lending. Despite this, funds see the...
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. bought stakes in five of Japan’s biggest trading companies
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. bought stakes in five of Japan’s biggest trading companies Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. bought stakes in five of Japan's biggest trading companies, adding to the billionaire investor's wager on the commodities sector...
DISRUPTION IN A DISRUPTED WORLD
AGEFI: DISRUPTION IN A DISRUPTED WORLD Thanks to technical progress, the multiplication of connected objects and the development of the blockchain, never in our history have so many means been deployed to meet the challenges of logistics. So let us dare to disrupt as...
Trade Finance: An Expanding Opportunity for Institutional Investors
Trade Finance: An Expanding Opportunity for Institutional Investors While trade finance is among the oldest forms of institutionalized credit, it has only recently become an accessible market for most institutional investors. Providing high liquidity, good return...
Alternative Lending, asset class characteristics: low volatility, solid returns
Article and content from PwC (PricewaterhouseCooper AG) websiteAlternative Lending: asset class characteristics Allocation to alternative lending has experienced a significant increase among institutional investors.This significant growth has been driven in part by...
Trade finance funds grow as investors seek ‘recession-proof’ asset class
Article and content from S&P Global market intelligence website. Trade finance funds grow as investors seek 'recession-proof' asset class A growing number of trade finance funds are emerging to meet demand from institutional investors seeking attractive returns...