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Private debt

Property

Blackstone, Ares provide US$3.6 billion for Park Place buyout

Fine wine may offer prestige as loan collateral — but if improperly stored, it can spoil and become worthless.
Wealth & Investing

Wine, music and jets draw scrutiny of asset-backed private debt

In June, money managers pulled US$3.9 billion from Treasuries, while adding US$10 billion to European and US investment-grade corporate debt.
Wealth & Investing

Rising fiscal deficits drive billions into credit

CMG20250407-NgohSB02/吴先邦/新加坡股市情况[various locations, raffles place and SGX Centre]Generics of SGX Centre during lunch hour, with office workers walking by. The STI index show multiple stocks in the red on screen.
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

Private dining and private markets: Approach both with caution

Sabita Prakash, managing director of private credit firm ADM Capital, says Asia is increasingly depending on itself for end-use markets, outsourcing or funding.
Wealth

For this private debt firm, ‘Asia for Asia’ offers silver lining amid US tariff threats

The head office of Thailand's Bangkok Bank is pictured in front of the city skyline in Bangkok on September 5, 2024. (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP)
International

Thailand unveils debt-relief measures to cover US$26 billion loans

Natixis chief executive Philippe Setbon said Asia is an important market for the firm, particularly as more wealth management activities move from Europe to Asia.
Wealth

Natixis chief sees sustained super-cycle in private market investing

Sewage treatment works, owned by Thames Water, in west London. In cases where debt-ridden companies provide vital services, governments usually have to step in, as the UK authorities are expected to do in a potential renationalisation of Thames Water.
Wealth & Investing
INSIGHTS FROM CFA SOCIETY SINGAPORE

Distress investing: Crime scene investigation

Retail investors are trading speculative investments like binary options and cryptocurrencies. Though liquid, these assets are complex, risky and no safer than the options in private markets.
Wealth
INSIGHTS FROM CFA SOCIETY SINGAPORE

Illiquidity may be a blessing in disguise for some retail investors

There is new demand for data platforms offering a “whole-of-fund” view that allows institutional investors to see their private assets in line with the rest of their holdings.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

Private markets outlook: from headwinds to tailwinds

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