Thinking about a career in finance and keep seeing FRM®? The FRM® exam is known for tough pass rates. It’s not because the material is impossible. It’s because it tests whether you truly understand ...

The direct lending market has experienced dramatic growth and become a vital and growing part of institutional investors’ portfolios, offering potentially attractive risk-adjusted returns with higher ...

Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and Registered Investment Adviser with the state of South Carolina, where he launched his own financial advisory firm in 2018. Thomas' experience gives him expertise in a ...

As Zephyr’s Market Strategist, Ryan Nauman provides thought-provoking analysis and research on market trends across asset classes, sectors, and regions to help empower better asset allocation strategy ...

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, ...

Credit spreads remain well below historical medians, signaling a persistent risk-on environment. Investment-grade ETFs are heavily tilted toward BBB, the weakest layer of “quality.”. Rising yields and ...

A man and a woman choose from an array of credit cards and dollar banknotes, 1979. (Photo by Alfred Gescheidt/Getty Images) Private credit — direct lending to businesses outside the public bond ...

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U.S. private mortgage insurers continue to cede a meaningful portion of their premium to reinsurance, with the usage of unaffiliated reinsurance expanding considerably, ...

Operational risk is often described as the “silent disruptor” of the financial world. Unlike credit risk or market risk, which are measurable and frequently modeled with precision, operational risk is ...

AI capex now drives GDP growth as consumer spending takes the back seat. Private credit is increasingly funding the AI infrastructure, but offloading the risk to the banking system. Want to trade this ...