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S&P Global Ratings on tomorrow’s credit markets: Bespoke, accessible, fragmented

Ruth Yang, managing director and global head of private markets analytics and thought leadership at S&P Global Ratings, provides a forward-looking perspective on how transparency, technology and technicals will shape the capital markets of the future.

Structures: Creating the fund of the future

Research and development efforts are increasingly focusing on the formation of evergreen and bank-like structures to attract insurance and wealth investors.

Credit markets, rates, overshadow ABF, interval fund launch in Blue Owl Q3

Nascent fears over credit market health and lending standards weigh on the earnings of the manager, which is staking its future on ABF and retail investors.

Do private markets require a rebrand?

With the retailisation of alternatives set to transform the industry, building brand awareness with individual investors has become a priority for managers.

Market sentiment towards retail opportunities heats up

Private markets’ enthusiasm for the retail space is no fleeting trend, according to data from recent industry studies.

Democratisation & Transparency: How alternative assets are readying for individual investors

Opening up alternative assets to non-institutional investors, from HNWIs to 401(k) account holders, represents up to $80trn. It’s an alluring pot of capital for an industry with flatlining annual fundraising figures in some asset classes. And yet, multiple headwinds exist, making the journey towards increasing democratisation far from straightforward.

How tech could drive the next wave of democratisation

Further technology advances are required to truly unlock the potential of the private wealth market.

First Brands bankruptcy prompts questions over private credit exposure

The Ohio-based concern’s term loans were primarily underwritten and syndicated by investment banks.

Is junior capital PIK’s innocent victim?

Why the ‘good’ vs ‘bad’ PIK debate is also about junior capital vs senior debt.