Private credit

Advisor Upside

Advisors Look for Opportunity in Private Credit as Redemptions Continue

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Fewer advisors are considering adding more investments in private credit now than they were in 2024, per a recent survey.

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Private Equity

KKR Profit Growth Challenges Private Markets’ Negative Narrative

As many private market firms struggle to sell assets to return cash to their eagerly waiting investors, KKR’s profits soared in the Q2.

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Hedge Funds

Winner in 2008’s Big Short Unveils Bearish Private Credit Play

Life insurers have been big backers of private credit, attracted by the higher yields on debt issued by non-bank lenders.

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Private Equity

Apollo Caps Private Credit Fund Withdrawals After Requests Near 17%

The firm estimates that gross outflows from Apollo Debt Solutions will be roughly $700 million for the quarter.

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Advisor Upside

Semiliquid Funds Close In on $600 Billion as Investors Pile into Private Markets

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A new report from Morningstar found that the drivers of investor interest have shifted noticeably over the past year.

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Private Equity

Blackstone Shrugs off Private Credit Concerns amid AI Focus

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Concerns of AI disruption for software firms is had had investors yanking money from private credit funds, including Blackstone’s BCRED.

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Banking

JPMorgan Leverages Unique Ability to React Proactively to Private Credit Woes

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Most of JPMorgan’s big banking peers don’t have NAV loan agreements that let them proactively revalue assets.

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Finance

Private Credit Crunch: JPMorgan Limits Exposure, Morgan Stanley Fund Caps Redemptions

Shares of major private-credit lenders are down significantly this year: Apollo has lost 26%, KKR 31%, Blackstone 30%, and Ares 35%.

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ETF Upside

Fidelity Adds Models with a Taste of Private Markets

The company’s new model portfolios are built primarily with ETFs or mutual funds, but they use less-liquid funds for private holdings.

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Alternatives

From Crypto to Private Credit, Alts Attract Millennials Flush with Inherited Wealth

Rather than sticking with stocks and bonds, millennials are seeking higher returns from alternatives like crypto and private credit.

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