Description

The purpose of the survey was to highlight and illuminate the lessons learned by key market participants – both providers and users of capital – in the months since the financial crisis. The survey covered a range of topics united by the theme of sourcing and deploying capital.

About The Survey:

In July and August 2009, on behalf of RBC Capital Markets, the Economist Intelligence Unit surveyed senior executives at 736 borrowing and investment institutions from around the globe on their outlook for the future of capital markets. Of the executives, 415 were involved in raising capital and 321 in investing capital. Just over half of the capital-raisers came from non- financial corporations ranging in size from $75m to over $100bn in annual revenues, with an average size of about $5bn. About 38% (281) came from commercial or investment banks and 13% (101) were asset managers or asset owners. There were 60 hedge funds, 57 private equity investors and a handful of central banks. Financial institutions ranged in asset size from below $50bn to over $1tr, with an average size of about $250bn. Thirty percent were C-level executives and another 20% were at the
SVP or VP level.