Runa Alam and Ibrahim Sagna January 16, 2018 Private debt is recognised as an institutional asset class and as an alternative source of risk-adjusted returns for institutional investors globally. While some investors have specific, fixed allocations to private debt, others allocate from fixed income or private equity. In Africa, there has been a convergence of…
TWO of the UK’s leading debt charities have warned those seeking help not be fooled by websites that appear at the top of Google search. StepChange and the Money Advice Trust said the number of sites pretending to be official organisations and using paid-for Google Ads was sparking fears that those struggling with debt are…
TOKYO — By publicly listing wireless subsidiary SoftBank, SoftBank Group would likely be able to rein in its rising debt and diversify its funding channels, in addition to streamlining its operational structure made more complicated by a string of big investments. The Japanese technology giant has burned through cash in recent years with such deals as the…
Its no real secret that, between costly Christmas gifts and pricey New Years plans, Aussie credit cards work up quite the sweat over the holiday season. In fact, late last year Mozo predicted that, once the smoke cleared in the new year, the average credit cardholder would end the festive period with a $3,700 credit…
TOKYO — By publicly listing wireless subsidiary SoftBank, SoftBank Group would likely be able to rein in its rising debt and diversify its funding channels, in addition to streamlining its operational structure made more complicated by a string of big investments. The Japanese technology giant has burned through cash in recent years with such deals as the…
The third Monday in January is better known as Blue Monday and is considered by many to be the most depressing day of the year. READ MORE: Tips to combat Blue Monday But for some, its just another Monday. I didnt want to get up, I think every student does that on Mondays, one University…
The government plans to reduce its foreign debt and raise capital through the issuance of bonds, a representative of the Ministry of Economy and Finance has unveiled. Increasing local borrowing instead of foreign borrowing will improve the countrys trade balance and current account, said Vong Seyvisoth, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Economy and…
GCC countries were able to avert an otherwise sharper deterioration in their international reserves on the back of an increase in oil prices and a subsequent positive impact on current account balances, Moody’s Investors Service said on Monday. Large sovereign external debt issuance valued at $49.3 billion in 2017, up more than $10 billion from…
Hospitals in eastern Colombia are facing increasing financial woes due to the thousands of Venezuelans that have sought emergency medical help abroad, local media reported Sunday. According to Radio RCN, hospitals in the border provinces have attended more than 25,000 Venezuelan citizens who have been unable to receive medical attention at home. The regional governments…
A European Court trial could decide whether authorities in the union can help Denmark to collect outstanding student loans from EU citizens. But the issue remains complicated. Though increasing numbers of EU citizens are drawing Danish state student loans, (statens uddannelsesstøtteslån or SU-lån in Danish), the Copenhagen government remains unable to determine whether debts…