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The Significant Risk Transfer Market: Proceed with Caution
November 12, 2025 7 min read
The Significant Risk Transfer (“SRT”) market has evolved from a niche regulatory capital tool into a mainstream mechanism for bank capital optimization — reaching an unprecedented scale, but also mounting risks.
Transparency in Private Credit
November 5, 2025 01:48 watch time
Despite ongoing questions around transparency, investors may be overlooking a $1.7 trillion market that, in some cases, offers deeper loan-level disclosure than traditional banks.
How Do U.S. Middle Market Companies Drive the Economy?
October 31, 2025 01:34 watch time
Private credit lenders provide middle-market companies with sophisticated financial solutions to help them reach their potential.
Has Private Credit Been Tested?
October 30, 2025 00:53 watch time
Across multiple recent major market dislocations—notably the Global Financial Crisis and the COVID pandemic—direct lending was less volatile than equities and other debt sectors and outperformed them on a risk-return basis.
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