Banks

A blend of side letters, income-generating strategies and secondaries has 'reduced the pain threshold' for UBP’s private clients, Michael Ostro, head of private markets group Asia, tells PEI.

Speaking at affiliate title Private Debt Investor’s Seoul Forum on Monday, the Goldman president said 300m jobs could be disintermediated by the technology.

The fall of three major lenders to private equity GP borrowers across the AUM spectrum means sub lines may be harder to get for some; and yet, the market has already begun to adapt.

Asset managers are having to make compromises when it comes to offering products within the current regulatory environment, Julian Salisbury, CIO for asset and wealth management, tells PEI.

The investment bank's private fund group has been one of the biggest and busiest placement shops in the industry.

A 147-person-strong global fundraising and secondaries advisory behemoth could become a reality in the coming months, though exactly what that will look like remains largely guesswork.

Stéphane Barret of Crédit Agricole CIB discusses financing for LBOs and how GPs are waiting for markets to settle.

The ¥229.6trn institution aims to pump ¥10trn into alternative investments by the end of 2026.

The bank is reducing the stress capital intensity of its businesses by selling balance sheet private equity investments, chief executive David Solomon said on the firm's earnings call.

Credit Suisse’s head of private banking for Asia, François Monnet, has said the firm recommends UHNWIs allocate up to 25% to alternative asset classes.