The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Banks, which are by design pretty staid and boring, are facing a technology challenge, as more and more customers shift online. Canada's Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD) is upending its own business so it remains a finance leader for years to come. In that market it is the second-largest bank by deposits. based banks.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), a cooperative organization of 63 global central banks, warned in its quarterly report on Monday about the troubling rise of the so-called basis trade, in which hedge funds seek to profit off marginal differences between the prices of Treasury bonds and their facsimiles in futures markets.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 9, 2024

Ares Capital Corporation (9.34% yield) Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: ARCC) provides financing to middle-market companies that have been neglected by big banks over the past several decades. According to data from PitchBook, banks accounted for 70% of the middle market direct lending market in 1994.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 4, 2024

Bank stocks aren't usually on lists of coveted growth stocks, but legendary investor Warren Buffett has been a big fan of them. He's usually known for picking boring bank stocks because they're flush with cash and are eminently relevant to a growing economy. Nu stock more than doubled in 2023, but its growth story is far from over.

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 15, 2024

About $16bn of debt has transitioned from private funds into syndicated loan and bond markets so far in 2024 as borrowers increasingly opt for more affordable debt from Wall Street banks, according to a report by Bloomberg citing Bank of America data. In response, private credit funds are improving terms and reducing pricing.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 2, 2023

If Ireland and Luxembourg want to shine a brighter light on shadow banks, they're going to need a lot more voltage. And they're called shadow banks for a reason: they're largely free from bank regulations and safeguards.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 18, 2023

One such technological breakthrough that has taken the banking sector by storm is the rise of chatbots. In recent years, many banks have deployed chatbots to help their customers with basic queries, savings and checking account transactions, and customer service issues. What are chatbots? This figure is expected to rise to 110.9

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 24, 2024

Investment banks including Goldman Sachs Group, Citigroup and Barclays are among a number of investment banks that are looking to take back leveraged finance deals lost to private credit lenders during the market volatility of recent years, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Axial

JANUARY 30, 2024

Axial is excited to release our 2023 Lower Middle Market Investment Banking League Tables. To assemble this list, we reviewed the 2023 deal-making activities of 807 investment banks and advisory firms that met the qualifications to be considered for league tables.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 29, 2024

Doubling down on a doomed crypto investment About one year ago, I saw the crypto-friendly bank Silvergate Capital teetering on the edge of financial ruin because of several scandals in the crypto sector and plunging digital asset prices. The company's tier 1 capital leverage ratio was just 5.4% That should be close enough, right?

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Financial Times M&A

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Rating agency says looming ‘race to the bottom’ between banks and private debt funds could erode credit quality

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 24, 2024

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has shunned the private credit markets in favour of loans from investment banks to finance two of its latest buyouts – restaurant group La Piadineria and vitamin manufacturer Sunday Natural – according to a report by Bloomberg.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 10, 2023

The Silicon Valley Bank post-mortem is over. Many of Barr's proposed rules are merely the final steps of regulations laid out by global policymakers after the 2008 financial crisis -- the so-called Basel III reforms, which call for banks to hold a leverage ratio (capital divided by total exposure) above 3%.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 24, 2024

Klarna aims to be the " artificial intelligence (AI) bank" and eyes a $20 billion valuation when it goes public. presence Founded in 2005, Klarna is a Swedish bank that has risen in popularity thanks to its flexible payment plans, known as buy now, pay later (BNPL). One way it did this was by leveraging generative AI.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Wall Street banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America Corp. and Deutsche Bank AG are also among the lenders considering a role in funding what would be the largest leveraged buyout of the year so far, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing the transaction. KKR & Co.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 15, 2024

Growth + profits = a great business SoFi is an all-digital financial services app that offers lending, banking, and other services. It gained renown for its easy-to-use interface and low-fee lending products, and it leveraged its popularity to launch a comprehensive financial services business that addresses many consumer pain points.

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 4, 2024

In partnership with Hamilton Lane and Sygnum Bank, Apex Group created a new digital share class of the Hamilton Lane GPA fund, and a DLT registry, to automate and integrate traditionally separate fund administration functions.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 7, 2023

For banks, it's the financial equivalent of Ozempic. After about a year of being weighed down by roughly $80 billion of leveraged loans, banks are starting to offload some of that debt again, a sign that investors are starting to believe in the sweet spot of lower inflation without a recession to follow.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

Private equity firms including Advent International and Blackstone are approaching both banks and private lenders over debt packages of around €7.5bn ($8.16bn) to help finance a potential acquisition of Sanofi’s consumer health division, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The Bank of America has speculated that defaults in corporate private credit will exceed those in the syndicated loan market next year if interest rates remain consistently higher, as reported by Bloomberg. in August, according to S&P Global Ratings.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 27, 2024

Hercules Capital is an ultra-high-yielding company that invests in start-ups Hercules Capital is a specialty non-bank lender that invests in fast-growing start-ups in technology, life sciences, and renewable energy. On top of that, BDCs use leverage to boost their payouts to shareholders. Image source: Getty Images.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 13, 2024

Because many fintechs don't have banking charters, Galileo allows them to process payments, such as credit cards or ACH transactions, leveraging SoFi's platform to do so. Technisys is a next-gen banking system that replaces decades-old legacy systems. annually through 2030. Is SoFi right for you?

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

billion) for a credit fund for Australia and New Zealand, as it seeks to capitalize on opportunities created by banks retreating from leveraged lending. The Ares Asia Direct Lending fund, the company’s first leveraged buyout vehicle for the region, has deployed over A$1.04 Ares Management Corp. has raised A$2.6 billion ($1.7

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 24, 2024

It leveraged that investment to grow its portfolio to $63.3 leverage ratio , up from 7.0 Furthermore, the company's CFO, Bernice Bell, noted that while its leverage ratio ticked up in the first quarter, it maintains an " extremely strong liquidity position." It raised $241 million in equity by issuing 25.1 billion, up from $60.2

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 27, 2024

A not-so-magnificent year for Apple stock Apple is part of the " Magnificent Seven ," a term coined by Bank of America analyst Michael Hartnett to describe Apple, Microsoft , Nvidia , Amazon , Alphabet , Meta Platforms , and Tesla. Therefore, Apple's true "cash position" is even better than its leverage ratios would indicate.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 4, 2024

Another smashing quarter SoFi is an all-digital bank targeting college grads and young professionals. It offers a full suite of financial services on its app, including bank accounts, investing tools, loans, and more. While all banks are getting into digital, SoFi has several advantages over the competition.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 17, 2024

What Bank of America says about Robinhood stock Bank of America initiated coverage of Robinhood stock shortly after its 2021 initial public offering (IPO), at a time when retail engagement was peaking -- and about to fall. Bank of America is right: Robinhood stock might finally be a buy. As of 12:30 p.m. Nor was this a fluke.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 11, 2024

Nu Holdings (NYSE: NU) , the parent company of NuBank, is a rapidly growing company leveraging financial technology ( fintech ) to bring banking to underserved regions and completely dominates the Brazilian market. Here's what you should know about this fast-growing bank and whether it's a good fit for your portfolio today.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 22, 2023

Ogier adds partner in banking and finance team Submitted 22/08/2023 - 11:21am Tommy Tuohy has been promoted to partner in Ogier's banking and finance team in the Cayman Islands.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

KKR and Veritas relied on their own capital markets teams to do much of the work that’s typically carried out by banks for debt offerings of this size. Yet with the support of the banks the group was able to double the amount of investors participating in the deal, said the people, who asked not to be named discussing a private transaction.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Bank of America Securities analyst Ruplu Bhattacharya began coverage on the supplier of accelerated computing server systems with a buy rating and a $1,040 price target. AI has legs Companies in virtually every sector are leveraging the power of artificial intelligence (AI). Howard Smith has positions in Nvidia.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 22, 2024

Ares Capital Corporation fills a big hole left by banks Ares Capital Corporation is a business development corporation ( BDC ) that provides financing to middle-market companies. and fills a need left behind by traditional banks. The debt-to-equity ratio is one measure of how much leverage a BDC uses. With over $10.8

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Axial

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Axial is excited to release its Q3 2023 Lower Middle Market Investment Banking League Tables. These quarterly league tables reveal the top 25 investment banks active on the Axial platform in Q3. In Q3, 571 sell-side investment banks and M&A advisors brought a total of 2,360 deals to market.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 8, 2024

bank by assets is also prepared to make many more billions of dollars available if it sees the opportunity to deploy additional capital, according to Bloomberg Law, which had first reported the news. banks are expected to book significant losses on risky loans underwritten last year. The largest U.S.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 18, 2024

Image source: Upsplash/The Motley Fool Capital One recently shocked the financial industry by announcing it has agreed to acquire Discover, combining two of the largest credit card–issuing banks into one company. What's more, there are four major payment networks in the United States, of which Discover's is by far the smallest.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 23, 2023

The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) has been at the forefront in leveraging this opportunity by programmatically matching buyers and sellers of advertisements on the CTV (connected television, a device or software used to support video content streaming) platform.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 15, 2023

For its part, CVC sees an opportunity to make European football overall more competitive against other sports on the world stage and leverage its experience with the best practices followed by other leagues, one person said. sold a 20% equity stake in the failed Signature Bank's. have joined a loan deal for Silver Lake.

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