The Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England have unveiled a joint roadmap for tokenisation in UK wholesale markets, signalling a major step towards integrating blockchain technology into mainstream financial infrastructure. The Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England have set out a joint strategy to support the development of tokenised financial markets…
Swedish investment giant EQT has launched a new evergreen infrastructure fund aimed at widening access to private markets for individual investors across Europe, as asset managers intensify efforts to tap growing demand for alternative investments. Private equity group EQT has unveiled a new European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF) structure designed to give wealthy individual investors…
CMC Markets’ private markets division CapX has partnered with blockchain firm StrikeX to bring private market investments on-chain, marking the latest step in the financial group’s expansion into tokenised assets and digital finance. CMC Markets has expanded its ambitions in digital finance through a new partnership between its private markets division, CapX, and blockchain infrastructure company StrikeX aimed…
How the secondary market is reshaping private market investing Liquidity has long been one of the defining challenges of private markets. However, the rapid growth of the secondary market is beginning to change that dynamic. According to Goldman Sachs, secondaries have become a key tool for managing liquidity, enabling investors to buy and sell private market…
Once a niche structure within private markets, evergreen funds are rapidly evolving into a mainstream vehicle for institutional and private wealth investors seeking continuous exposure, periodic liquidity, and more flexible portfolio construction in an increasingly crowded alternatives landscape. Evergreen funds—perpetual-life investment vehicles that allow continuous subscriptions and periodic redemptions—are steadily reshaping the architecture of private…
How private equity real estate is shifting beyond traditional asset ownership Private Equity Real Estate (PERE) is undergoing a transformation. Historically centred on core and core-plus strategies, the asset class is increasingly focused on operational value creation. Large institutional managers such as Blackstone have emphasised the importance of thematic investing and asset-level operational improvements in driving returns….
Why direct lending and alternative credit are becoming core allocations Private credit has moved decisively from the fringes of institutional portfolios into the mainstream. Once a niche allocation reserved for specialist managers, it has become a structural pillar of modern asset allocation. The shift has been accelerated by tighter bank regulation and a retreat in…
Schroders and Apollo Global Management have unveiled a transatlantic strategic partnership aimed at reshaping wealth and retirement investment offerings, with ambitions to generate multi-billion-dollar annual inflows. The collaboration brings together Schroders’ long-established expertise in public markets and its private markets arm, Schroders Capital, with Apollo’s scale in alternative credit and private investment-grade origination. The firms…
A new report from McKinsey & Company highlights a profound shift underway in global asset management, as the traditional divide between public and private markets rapidly dissolves. According to Asset Management 2025: The Great Convergence, the industry is entering a phase where public equities, fixed income, and private assets are no longer managed in isolation…
BlackRock has deepened its push into private markets with the launch of a new multi-alternatives separately managed account (SMA), developed in partnership with Partners Group, marking a significant step in the evolution of wealth platform distribution. The solution, described as a first-of-its-kind offering, packages private equity, private credit and real assets into a single, outcome-oriented…