Archive for July, 2019

When the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) first opened a branch in Canada 15 years ago, the hedge fund sector in this country was just starting and still small. The way firms were set up and products marketed was very different to today. Indeed, as we mark our crystal anniversary in Canada, it is thrilling [...]

Foreword Welcome to Financing the Economy 2018, the fourth edition in a series of papers analysing the global private credit industry produced by the Alternative Credit Council (ACC), the private credit affiliate of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA). This edition is again produced in partnership with Dechert LLP. We are delighted to be publishing [...]

Lenders that take advantage of artificial intelligence primarily use it to improve operational efficiency or enhance the consumer/borrower experience. Community banks are turning to artificial intelligence, and by 2020, AI could perform a number of underwriting functions and even spur reshoring of repetitive service tasks for financial services companies. [...] Read the full article

Foreword Since the global financial crisis, private lending has become an increasingly prevalent part of institutional and retail portfolios across Canada, as investors seeking high-yielding investments continue to face low interest rates and compressed credit spreads on corporate debt versus comparable-term federal and provincial offerings. In this publication, we provide an overview of private lending [...]

Foreword Alfred W. Jones opened the doors of the world’s first hedge fund firm almost 70 years ago. He could not have known it at the time, but his innovations would sow the seeds of a new industry that would change the face of investing. The story of the hedge fund industry since then has [...]