This article was first published by BCR Publishing in February 2021, who have agreed to Simmons & Simmons making it available online, the full report can be found here.
Supply chain finance (SCF) has become increasingly fashionable within institutional investment circles since the financial crisis of 2007-2008. Though non-bank capital still provides just a fraction of global SCF, an emerging class of funds has begun to help a broad array of institutional investors lay claim to a greater share of the market's USD 25+bn revenue pool.
Jolyon Ellwood-Russell, Partner at Simmons & Simmons and Bos Smith, Managing Director at BroadRiver Asset Management discuss the challenges and opportunities arising out of the COVID-19 era and what it might mean for SCF moving forward. This summary looks at:
- The emergence of the SCF asset class
- How the demands for trade finance products are changing
- Demonstrating the resilience of SCF assets
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