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Crypto

Temasek still treats crypto as a governance scar

Temasek crypto stance after FTX still shapes where sovereign money will go, even as the fund lifts its AI target to 15 per cent.

By Sloane Carrington
Banking

HSBC private-credit pullback adds fresh banking stress

HSBC private-credit pullback points to tighter bank underwriting after a $400 million hit and new strain in fund finance.

By Naomi Voss
Banking

Mubadala opens $25bn credit arm to outside investors

Mubadala opens a $25 billion credit arm to outside investors, adding $4.65 billion to a push into private lending as demand holds.

By Naomi Voss
Analysis

Why the BIS sees the AI capex boom as a debt-market risk

AI capex debt risk is shifting from a tech valuation story to a credit-market story as the BIS warns opaque financing could amplify any slowdown.

By Sloane Carrington
Banking

BCRED redemptions hit 10% as Blackstone gates fund

BCRED redemptions hit 10 per cent, forcing Blackstone to cap exits and testing retail-facing private-credit liquidity after peer gates.

By Sloane Carrington
Banking

Eurazeo’s €3.9bn fundraise redraws private credit’s risk map

Private credit Europe is still drawing capital, with Eurazeo’s €3.9bn raise contrasting with US scrutiny and redemption strain.

By Naomi Voss
Banking

Buyout debt pre-sales spread as banks cut hung-loan risk

Buyout debt pre-sales are becoming a standard way for banks to lock in demand, protect fees and limit hung-loan risk in choppier credit markets.

By Naomi Voss
Banking

Private credit defaults hit 6% as loan trading accelerates

Private credit defaults hit 6.0 per cent in April as higher Treasury yields, wider spreads and a busier loan market expose weaker lenders.

By Naomi Voss
Banking

JPMorgan $4bn private-equity loans: risk transfer flags repricing

JPMorgan private-equity loans are being reshuffled as the bank tests how much NAV-style exposure investors will absorb in a colder private-credit market.

By Naomi Voss
Regulation

UK FCA weighs quarterly disclosures for private-credit firms

Quarterly reporting would give the FCA a steadier read on debt loads, valuation marks and concentration risk across the private-credit market.

By Tomás Iglesias
Banking

The year of the bank is really a story about control

Banks vs private credit is becoming a 2026 market-structure trade as deal fees rebound, regulators push disclosure and lenders regain leverage.

By Sloane Carrington
Markets

Junk Bond Spreads at 2007 Lows Spark Credit Market Alarm

Junk bonds lead 2026 fixed-income returns as credit spreads hit pre-crisis lows. Jamie Dimon wouldn't buy — and a growing number of strategists agree.

By Sloane Carrington
Banking

Citi, BlackRock's HPS launch €15bn private credit plan for Europe

Citi and BlackRock-owned HPS have launched a €15 billion private-capital program to expand direct lending across EMEA, the latest sign that banks are choosing to partner with private credit rather than compete against it.

By Naomi Voss
Regulation

Private credit 401(k) test starts with PGIM’s launch

Private credit 401(k) access is moving from Washington debate to plan menus as PGIM tests fees, liquidity and fiduciary risk.

By Sloane Carrington
Banking

Private credit split widens as institutions buy, retail balks

Private credit demand is splitting in two: institutions kept buying in the first quarter while retail money pulled back over liquidity and valuation risk.

By Sloane Carrington
Banking

Goldman Sachs BDC outlook cut to negative by Fitch

Goldman Sachs BDC negative outlook now shadows its BBB rating after Fitch cited rising non-accruals, thin asset coverage and payment-in-kind income.

By Naomi Voss
Economy

Fed flags oil shock, geopolitical risks as top stability threats in semi-annual report

The Federal Reserve's semi-annual Financial Stability Report found geopolitical risks and the oil shock from the Iran war were the top concerns of survey respondents, with AI and private credit rising as prominent worries.

By Helena Brandt