Private credit
Sumitomo Life plans to invest 300 billion yen in private credit
This is the latest push by a Japanese financial firm into alternative assets to boost returns
Apollo makes first hire for Singapore’s S$1 billion private fund
The city-state has recently drawn several international asset managers
Private credit: Weathering a perfect storm?
Despite pressures, the industry is growing, as has its potential impact on bank earnings and credit metrics
Wealth bankers rush to calm growing private credit fears in Asia
Regulators in Asia are also increasing scrutiny of the asset class, aiming to protect less-savvy individual investors
Separating signal from noise in private credit
The environment is shifting, and investors should expect more complexity, not less. Private credit is evolving, not unravelling
Should investors worry about a 2008-style shock?
From Iran to private credit, things are unnerving but the wider financial system is better prepared
Private credit exodus forces caps at Cliffwater, Morgan Stanley
Private credit funds focused on retail investors are typically required to offer quarterly repurchases of their shares
Private credit not in a bubble: Hamilton Lane 2026 market overview
Private markets log the second-highest year for aggregate distributions in 2025
JPMorgan marks down loan portfolios of private credit groups: FT
This applies to borrowings by software firms, which the bank views as vulnerable to disruption from AI
