The move expands Aflac’s direct lending exposure significantly, as the insurer’s investment is larger than the entire current mid-market loan portfolio.
3 min read · 08 January 2020
Private markets are likely to benefit from increased allocations from insurance companies seeking higher returns in the coming years.
2 min read · 16 December 2019
How Anglo-Saxon and Dutch pension funds are helping to transform the world economy, with alternative assets on their radars. By Nicolas Firzli
4 min read · 16 December 2019
The merger would, as of the end of the third quarter, produce a BDC with investments and commitments of $3.25bn.
2 min read · 10 December 2019
The credit fund secondaries market could be huge. The question is ‘when?’
2 min read · 09 December 2019
Market sources tell us of some aggressive practices being undertaken by lenders at the smaller end of the market.
3 min read · 05 December 2019
Investors are still looking to commit more capital to private debt, with direct lending the most popular strategy.
3 min read · 03 December 2019
An early adopter, Arizona State Retirement System has become a giant of the asset class. Andrew Hedlund visits its Phoenix offices to find out how its portfolio has been shaped and what the future holds
10 min read · 02 December 2019
SME lending could help investors to access a risk-return profile unavailable elsewhere. But the sector is far from homogeneous, and therefore challenging.
5 min read · 29 November 2019
