Economy

LACERS has set in motion a plan to grow allocation to the asset class from 1.9% to 5.75%.

Manager sees an inflection point for infra lending via CLOs that marks a turn away from the banks.

Spreads on newly originated retail loans were largely stable in the third quarter, according to Trepp research.

The UK’s central bank has published details of its upcoming stress test of private credit markets and confirmed some of the firms taking part.

Recent high-profile bankruptcies in consumer credit companies are putting industry observers on edge.

The spotlight should be on due diligence as recent company failures raise questions about the scale of problems facing private debt, writes Matthias Kirchgaessner.

The moment alternatives managers have awaited for years is finally here – but the push for retail assets will not be as straightforward as some might assume.

The failures of First Brands and Tricolor has put due diligence under the spotlight. In The Private Debt Investor Podcast, Matthias Kirchgaessner of Plexus Research and Jiri Krol of the Alternative Credit Council debate whether private debt has problems to confront.

Private credit managers happy to extend loan holding periods may find new technologies will wait for no one.

Economic conditions in the US are becoming challenging, with inevitable knock-on effects for the credit market.