Pledged Share Stock Loans Increase Year on Year Allowing Clients To Access Better Stock Loan Financing Pledged share stock loan financing is more popular than ever as an alternative source of liquidity for significant shareholders in UK-listed companies. We explore the reasons why the market has reached new highs in the last two years – and what will drive its growth from here. Loans backed by pledged shares in UK-listed companies are taking off as a growing number of investors look to raise money from their shareholdings. Platinum Global are an institutional investment broker that specialises in long-term asset-backed financing.
Read more →Pledged Share Stock Loan If you’ve ever thought about pledged share refinancing your share portfolio but were scared of the heavy lifting, chances are, you have been missing out. When the average stock portfolio holder can release cash from their existing portfolio at rates of around 3% thats not something to be sniffed at – don’t you think it’s time to stop stalling and consider your stock portfolio refinance options? There are generally two motivations for people to refinance their share portfolio – using the money to purchase another asset and pulling out equity from their stock portfolio to re-invest–
Read more →Chinese tycoons Jack Ma and Joe Tsai have pledged part of their combined $35bn (£25bn) stake in Alibaba in exchange for large pledged share loans from investment banks. The share pledges, which were made to lenders including UBS, Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs, were made by offshore companies that control half of the two billionaire’s stake in the eCommerce giant, which totaled 5.8 per cent in December. The amounts of the share pledges were not disclosed but the pair have repeatedly borrowed against their stock since Alibaba’s US listing in 2014, according to documents seen by the Financial Times. Share
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