European Private Credit Market to Catch Up With US, Moody’s Says September 4, 2025 By Ellen Schneider The European private credit market is gaining ground on the US, according to a report from Moody’s Ratings. Over the...
Brookfield Turns Focus to Insurance as Source of Fresh Capital August 7, 2025 By Layan Odeh Brookfield Corp. is planning to refocus itself into an investment-led insurer, marking a turn for the Canadian money manager that...
Brookfield’s Insurer Trims Private Credit, Citing Crowded Trade June 19, 2025 By Alexandre Rajbhandari Brookfield Corp.’s insurance unit has pulled back from investments in private credit as surging demand from rival bidders pushes yields...
Germany Tells Insurers to Vet Private Asset Deals More Carefully March 25, 2025 By Nicholas Comfort and Libby Cherry Germany’s financial watchdog is pushing insurers to step up scrutiny of private credit investments after several firms were stung by...
G20 Watchdog Urges Governments to Address Non-Bank Financial Risks December 18, 2024 The Financial Stability Board (FSB) on Wednesday pitched recommendations for governments to reduce risks around hedge funds, insurers and other...
Bank of England Finds Non-Bank Financial Firms Pose Wider Risks in Crisis Periods December 2, 2024 Non-bank financial institutions such as hedge funds remain vulnerable to a sudden financial shock and would not all be able...
Shadow Banks to Face Reins on Leverage Following Watchdog Probe November 18, 2024 By Laura Noonan Global watchdogs will move to rein in leverage at non-banks early next year, the Financial Stability Board promised on Monday,...
Vulnerabilities in Non-Banks Leave Door Open to ‘Shocks’, G20 Watchdog Says July 22, 2024 By Huw Jones Patchy progress on implementing reforms to make money market funds and other types of “non banks” safer has left the...
More Reforms Needed to Tackle Shadow Banking’s ‘Hidden Leverage’: BoE Regulator July 18, 2024 The booming non-bank financial industry has created excessive leverage that poses financial stability risks, and more reforms are needed to...
Insurers to Build Private Credit Exposure in Coming Years: Moody’s June 7, 2024 By Matt Tracy Global insurers plan to invest further in the coming years in the growing but opaque private credit market, according to...