‘Shadow Banking’ Growing at Double the Rate of Traditional Lenders, FSB Says December 16, 2025 By Tommy Reggiori Wilkes The non-bank financial sector’s share of global assets grew to 51%, or $256.8 trillion, last year and expanded at double...
German Insurers Hold $108 Billion Illiquid Debt Pile, EIOPA Says December 15, 2025 By Nicholas Comfort German insurers are the most exposed in Europe to illiquid corporate bonds, a top watchdog said in one of the...
AXA Warns on Data Center ‘Gambles’ as Private Credit Risks Rise December 11, 2025 By Claudia Cohen French insurer AXA SA said it’s exercising greater caution on the artificial intelligence build-out when backing financing for the sector,...
Insurers’ Investment in Synthetic Risk Transfers Face Fresh Scrutiny Under EU Proposals November 25, 2025 By Esteban Duarte and Laura Noonan Insurers putting money into one of private credit’s hottest trends will face fresh oversight from the EU’s financial stability watchdog,...
No Firm Is Immune if AI Bubble Bursts, Google CEO Tells BBC November 18, 2025 Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said no company would be unscathed if the artificial intelligence boom collapses, as soaring valuations...
IMF Warns of Elevated Risk of ‘Disorderly’ Global Market Correction October 15, 2025 By Pete Schroeder Global markets are too comfortable with risks, including trade wars, geopolitical tensions and yawning government deficits, which, combined with already...
Private Credit Could Amplify Shock in Next Crisis, Fitch Says September 30, 2025 By Rene Ismail Private credit could be a “meaningful” transmission channel during the next crisis, amplifying a systemic shock to the financial system...
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...