Andreas Hippin

1 month ago | boersen-zeitung.de | Andreas Hippin

Mr Kamp, will IPOs of portfolio companies become a theme for financial investors again in 2025? This is to be expected, albeit only slowly. Financial investors have found it rather difficult to take companies public in recent years for various reasons – first and foremost due to price-suppressing economic weakness and very volatile market sentiment. We at Sidley Austin assume that the situation will improve this year, and that the traffic light for the IPO market will switch to green more often.

Dec 8, 2024 | boersen-zeitung.de | Andreas Hippin

The Financial Conduct Authority in the UK is seen as incompetent at best, dishonest at worst. This is the damning conclusion of an investigation by a cross-party parliamentary group. The 358-page report contains statements from 175 individuals who have had dealings with the FCA. Among them are victims of fraud, whistleblowers, and former employees.

Oct 9, 2024 | boersen-zeitung.de | Andreas Hippin

Mr. Bilal, has the development of investment tokenization slowed down? The progress has not slowed down, on the contrary. There are many new projects and initiatives. I find the collaboration between Mirae Asset Securities and Polygon Labs particularly interesting, as they offer infrastructure assets through tokenized securities. What makes this so exciting? It involves real physical assets that are extremely difficult to securitise and incorporate into traditional investment vehicles.

Aug 8, 2024 | boersen-zeitung.de | Andreas Hippin

If you follow the UK financial media, you might think the lights are about to go out at the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Initial Public Offerings have become rare, with attractive candidates like the British chip designer Arm preferring New York. Even companies like the building materials manufacturer CRH, which conducts much of its business in the United States, are drawn to Wall Street. Startups often go public only when they have matured into stable businesses.

Jun 27, 2024 | boersen-zeitung.de | Andreas Hippin

Anders als die französischen Parlamentswahlen werden die britischen Unterhauswahlen an den Finanzmärkten weitgehend ignoriert. Denn wenn man sich die Meinungsumfragen ansieht, liegt Labour so weit vorn, dass es den regierenden Konservativen nicht möglich sein wird, den Vorsprung der Opposition wieder wettzumachen. Es geht also nur noch um das Ausmaß der Niederlage. Dafür dürfte die Wahlbeteiligung maßgeblich sein. Je mehr Anhänger von Oppositionsführer Keir Starmer am 4.