The working resources behind the capital work.
Books, templates, databases, and courses that the AFG team and its clients actually use — the kind of material that turns up in a deal room, not a marketing binder.

Global Investor Intelligence Database
A curated directory of active private equity, real-estate, and venture capital investors, sourced from public filings and compliant with Swiss and international data standards. Contact records, sector focus, and ticket-size signals in one place — built for sponsors who are done sending cold emails into the void.
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Family Offices & Credit-Enhancement Organizations Database
Verified contact data for the most active family offices, institutional credit-enhancement desks, and infrastructure funding groups across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Each record includes sector focus, geography, and capital preferences — the inputs you need to target the right cheque writers.
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The Global Underwriters Directory
Who to call when you're ready to monetize serious assets.
A working directory of underwriters who actually cover art, land, aircraft, and paper instruments. Each entry names what they underwrite, how to reach them, and what they require before they say yes. Built for sponsors packaging real assets into bankable collateral.
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Bank SWIFT Message Codes Reference
A reference collection of 200+ SWIFT message codes used for cross-border wires, direct deposits, and international payment orders. Quick lookup for anyone reviewing MT-series traffic or drafting payment instructions.
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Authorization to Verify Funds — Document Template
A reusable authorization-to-verify-funds template for cross-border transactions. Lets counterparties confirm availability of funds without exposing account details, in language banks will actually process.
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SBLC Application Template
A structured SBLC application template covering applicant details, beneficiary, transaction terms, and draw conditions. Formatted to reduce back-and-forth with issuing banks and avoid the preventable rejections that kill timing-sensitive deals.
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MT-760 Verbiage Sample
Sample MT-760 message verbiage for bank-to-bank transmission of standby letters of credit and guarantees. The exact field structure and wording conventions issuing banks expect, so counsel and issuing officers can draft from a working reference rather than guesswork.
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SBLC: From Paper to Profit (3-Day Recorded Course)
Three days of recorded instruction on issuing, monetizing, and deploying standby letters of credit.
A three-day recorded course on how SBLCs are issued, priced, and monetized — with case studies and interviews with an issuing banker and a monetization desk. Built for sponsors, brokers, and family-office staff who need to move beyond theory and actually get an instrument placed.
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The Power of Commercial Paper
Transforming short-term financing.
A working guide to commercial paper as a short-term financing instrument — how it is issued, how it is priced, and how corporates and investors use it alongside other funding options. Covers issuance documentation, credit and liquidity risk, and the scenario-modelling that treasury desks actually run.
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Turning SBLCs from Paper into Profit (Book)
A practical book on how standby letters of credit are structured, issued, and monetized in cross-border trade finance. Covers the roles of issuing and confirming banks, document preparation, and the operational realities that separate a placed instrument from a dead one.
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Currency Trading and Intermarket Analysis
How to profit from the shifting currents in global markets.
A comprehensive guide to currency trading, from fundamental and technical analysis through intermarket analysis, popular trading strategies, and advanced techniques like algorithmic trading. Real-life examples and case studies illustrate how successful traders think and operate, so you can apply their insights to your own positions. Covers risk-management strategies to minimise losses and maximise gains, and the trading-psychology material that makes or breaks a career in this market. For anyone who prefers a hands-off approach, AltFunds Global offers a done-for-you program — but the book is written so you can learn by doing.
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Clearing and Settlement: A Practical Guide
A working guide to how trades clear and settle in modern markets — from confirmation through counterparty-risk management to the plumbing that holds the system together. Practical examples and case studies instead of abstracted theory.
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Structured Finance Demystified
Mastering the art of creating and managing customized financial solutions.
Taimour Zaman breaks down structured finance — asset-backed securities, CDOs, and bespoke structured products — in language a working professional can use. Case studies show how deals are actually assembled rather than how they look in a textbook.
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HyperGrowth: How to Connect to Your Customers in New Ways
Seven creative strategies to capture your next customer, partner, or investor.
Taimour Zaman's inaugural book: seven strategies for reaching the next customer, partner, or investor, drawn from work with fast-growing companies. Applicable well beyond capital markets — anyone trying to build pipeline in a noisy market will recognise the moves.
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