Public-private investment program (ppip)
Australia infrastructure changes may reduce role of PPP as inflation...
Private sector consortia bidding for infrastructure projects in Australia are increasingly asking state governments inviting public-private participation (PPP) to underwrite payments over the life of the...
The distressed assets sitting on the balance sheets of financial institutions have increased in value in recent months, with a variety of firms reporting paper gains. Has the turning point been reached...
The US Treasury’s Public-Private Investment Programme (PPIP) purchased just $3.4 billion of mortgage-backed securities (MBSs) in its first quarter of operation, despite the fact that approved money managers...
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Last US PPIP fund closes with help from Inuit
The ninth and last fund authorised under the US Treasury's Public-Private Investment Program has closed its initial funding, bringing the programme's spending power to a total of $24 billion. Oaktree Capital Management, based in Los Angeles, invested...
MBS purchase scheme hits $20bn
The US Treasury’s toxic mortgage-backed security purchase scheme passed the $20 billion threshold in November, with private-sector asset managers committing more than $5 billion to the plan. On November 30, the eighth of nine approved Public-Private...
Sluggish PPIP pushes past $4.5 billion minimum private capital level
The US Treasury’s toxic mortgage-backed security (MBS) purchase scheme swelled to pass the $20 billion threshold in November, with private-sector asset managers committing more than $5 billion to the plan. On November 30, the eighth of nine approved...
US Treasury preparing to wind down Tarp after $70bn repayment
The US Treasury is positioned to begin winding down the Troubled Asset Relief Programme (Tarp) since more than $70 billion of the $205 billion provided to financial institutions has already been repaid, the official charged with overseeing the scheme...
Trouble brewing
Despite early signs the US recession may be over, the short-term future for many of the country’s small and medium-sized banks looks grim as they struggle to deal with mounting losses on whole loan portfolios. By Rob Davies
Central bank insurance could prevent crises
Central banks should insure bank assets against systemic crises to avoid another financial panic, according to a proposal presented at the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole symposium last week.
PPIP blip
Mortgage-backed securities purchases will begin in August under the US Treasury's Public-Private Investment Program. But analysts say holders of the paper may be unwilling to part with their toxic assets at any price. Peter Madigan reports
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