Wall Street braced for a private credit meltdown. The risk of one is rising

Private credit is expected to grow from $3.4 trillion in 2025 to an estimated $4.9 trillion by 2029. Wall Street is starting ...
Opinion

Mohamed El-Erian warns of financial-crisis red flags after a major private-credit fund freezes withdrawals

Top economist Mohamed El-Erian said that systemic risk from the rapid expansion of private credit is an "elephant in the room." ...

Bank 'risk transfer' boom needs close monitoring, Basel Committee warns

By Tommy Reggiori Wilkes LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Banks are increasingly turning to bespoke deals with private investment ...

Global regulators fret about banks' rising use of credit risk transfers

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International Monetary Fund

Recycling Risk: Synthetic Risk Transfers

This paper analyzes the rapid growth and evolving landscape of synthetic risk transfers (SRTs), a securitization tool increasingly used by banks to manage credit risk and optimize capital. Since 2016, ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Measuring corporate credit quality

This was written by Bloomberg’s Business Manager for Credit Risk – David Croen and Head of Quantitative Risk Analytics – Harvey Stein. Can you reliably know if Kraft Heinz is a credit risk today?