by Brendan MacDonald | Oct 12, 2025 | Premium
By Taimour Zaman The $5 million equipment lease was agreed upon. The handshake was firm. Then, the lessor’s final email landed: “Provide a Standby Letter of Credit, or the deal is off.” For the CEO, it was a wall of jargon. For me, it was a critical lesson: In...
by Brendan MacDonald | Oct 3, 2025 | Premium
By Taimour Zaman, Founder, AltFunds Global In the intricate architecture of structured finance, few instruments are as powerful and as widely misunderstood as the Standby Letter of Credit (SBLC). Touted in shadowy corners of the internet as a magical key to unlock...
by Brendan MacDonald | Oct 3, 2025 | Premium
By Taimour Zaman, Founder, AltFunds Global A question we encounter with increasing frequency is whether our consulting and educational frameworks at AltFunds Global (AFG) can be utilized by or for banks licensed in jurisdictions like the Cayman Islands or Dominica....
by Brendan MacDonald | Oct 2, 2025 | Premium
By Taimour Zaman, Founder, AltFunds Global In the rarefied air of institutional finance, Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) are the quiet giants. With trillions of dollars in collective assets, they are not merely participants in the market; they are the market for many...
by Brendan MacDonald | Oct 2, 2025 | Premium
By Taimour Zaman, Founder, AltFunds Global A question I encounter with increasing frequency from both investors and financial intermediaries is: “Can a broker partner with institutions to place assets into private programs?” The answer is a nuanced one,...
