Private credit

The strategists also see higher default risk for leveraged loans and high-yield bonds, where they project rates of up to 6% and 10% in a worst-case scenario.

UBS now sees private credit defaults reaching 15% in worst case

Fears of such an event have been building in recent days

Luke Flemmer, head of private assets at MSCI, says benchmarking is "really critical" to the private assets market's maturation.

Benchmarks necessary as private market assets seek retail participation: MSCI private assets chief

Financial advisers must be equipped to ensure products added to clients’ portfolios are suitable for diversification and liquidity

Private credit platforms play an essential role as a source of capital, especially in areas where traditional channels are no longer as active, says Daniel Pietrzak, global head of Private Credit at KKR.
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Blue Owl's move follows a sell-off in alternative asset managers in the US, which dragged down the firm alongside its peers. As investor redemptions picked up, it suspended quarterly withdrawals in one of its  business development companies.

Blue Owl redemption halt sparks jitters, but Asian private credit seen largely shielded

With such funds being closed-end in this region, systemic risk is lower: analysts

Blue Owl has spearheaded several multibillion-dollar financings for software providers, including RLDatix and Smartsheet.

Blue Owl anxiety rattles the US$1.8 trillion private credit market

The firm’s shares have now plunged almost 60% in the past 13 months

Bank of America is one of the last big US banks to make a formal commitment to private credit.

Bank of America commits US$25 billion of its own cash to private credit deals

Some lenders have formed partnerships with asset managers in order to get deeper into the market

There were four deals valued at more than US$1 billion each in South-east Asia last year, down from eight in 2024.

South-east Asia private equity deal value down 43% in 2025: EY

Deal volume drops 12% year on year, with 59 transactions

Nearly nine in 10 private wealth professionals plan to increase allocations to private markets this year, a survey has found.

More investment opportunities in private markets from banks in Singapore as demand soars

Some have beefed up their offerings to include European private credit, hedge funds and private equity products

Hong Kong’s commercial real estate slump remains severe, with office prices down roughly 50% from their peak.

Hong Kong property bets grow as private credit fund plans to double investment

The commercial real estate sector remains under pressure, offering opportunities for lenders willing to take more risk