The Motley Fool

APRIL 12, 2024

The rebound in Banking gained speed during the quarter, led by near-record levels of investment-grade debt issuance as improved market conditions enables issuers to pull forward activity. Our strong performance in both DCM and ECM drove Investment Banking revenue growth of 35% and overall banking revenue growth of 49%.

Banks 130

Banks Assets Mergers and Acquisitions Investment Banks 130

Sara Grillo

MAY 8, 2023

Add in some leverage and POOF it’s a powder keg waiting to explode! It gets even worse in the case of using leverage. This effectively collateralizes the cash value of the policy. The fair market value of the cap is what the carrier paid the investment bank to buy the 10% cap. And that’s it.

Mutual Funds 59

Mutual Funds Collateral Taxes Leveraging 59

The Big Picture

AUGUST 8, 2022

ADMATI: Well, the banking especially because the creditors in banking are particularly passive. And so, therefore, the usual market forces that push against high leverage in other companies that just naturally with no regulation would limit. Any kind, collateral, non-collateral. They don’t have collateral.

Banks 81

Banks Debt Finance Financing 81

The Big Picture

MAY 23, 2023

GREW: So, I got a call and this one was ultimately from a recruiter who’s working for Lehman Brothers, an investment bank, a bond house. In part because I again benefited from being in the mix when we were the second bank that was raided by the Japanese regulators after they’d gone into Credit Suisse. RITHOLTZ: Uh-oh.

Hedge Funds 64

Hedge Funds Finance Financing Funds 64

The Big Picture

JANUARY 24, 2023

And what was interesting was the first leveraged buyout of a public company happened when I was in graduate school. KLINSKY: In 1979, it was the first leveraged buyout of a public company. We had sold the family business, maybe buy another family business one day through a leveraged buyout. RITHOLTZ: Oh, really? KLINSKY: Yeah.

Leveraged Buyouts 105

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Debt 105

The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

And I think a lot of investors and, and lenders and really lost their way and agreed to terms and conditions that in under today’s market environment would not be acceptable levels of leverage that would not work. And, and as a result, there is a, a condition where there’s risks and opportunities in the current market.

Private Equity Firms 52

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Debt Banks 52

Pension Pulse

JULY 11, 2024

“It gets back to the ability to grow the operating performance of the companies and making sure that returns” come from that rather than from “financial leverage,” he tells Bloomberg. And the use of PIK and other forms of so-called “back leverage” makes it even more difficult to get a clear picture on the state of privately owned companies.

Buyout 59

Buyout Debt Leveraging Pension Funds 59

Pension Pulse

AUGUST 15, 2024

billion in liquid assets to pay pension benefits, fund investment opportunities, satisfy potential collateral demands related to our use of derivatives, and to fund expenses. billion while remaining within our 10% leverage limit. Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings This Investment Update presents certain non-GAAP measures.

Pension Funds 59

Pension Funds Assets Liabilities Portfolios 59

Pension Pulse

JULY 16, 2024

There are no signs of widespread losses on private loans among major pension funds, and the loans tend to be backed by significant collateral. But defaults are rising and as more loans go bad, pension funds that invest directly in private credit “will be put to the test with respect to their workout capabilities,” Ms.

Pension Funds 64

Pension Funds Assets Buyout Debt 64

The Big Picture

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It’s, it’s no different But, but inherently in futures, a whole lot more leverage, a whole lot more risk. How fundamental was that to your learning about investing, trading risk management, starting with futures? Well, [ Gary Cohn ] 00:09:10 Unless you, unless you sell a naked call, oh, 00:09:12 Okay, fair enough.

Taxes 112

Taxes Banks Capital Debt 112