Hamilton Lane’s Erik Hirsch: We’re seeing a private credit witch hunt February 17, 2026 Depending on which central banking chief you talk to, the burgeoning private credit industry is either a cause of insomnia, a “dark corner” of finance or an arcane lending practice whose participants are behaving like bankers in the run-up to the global financial crisis. To Hamilton Lane boss Erik Hirsch, though, it is simply an [...]
FICO UK Credit Card Market Report: December 2025 February 17, 2026 Continued financial pressures evident as balances reach highest level since FICO records began
Lloyds offloads Scottish Widows Europe in £100m deal February 17, 2026 Lloyds Banking Group has offloaded its European life insurance business to FTSE 250 firm Chesnara in the latter’s second major deal with a UK bank. The FTSE 100 banking giant – which posted a hefty profit jump last month for the 2025 financial year – has inked a €110m (£96m) deal with Chesnara for Luxembourg-based [...]
Google’s 100-year bond ‘plays into’ AI bubble fears February 12, 2026 A rare 100-year bond issued by the owner of Google will compound fears that tech firms’ historic debt-fuelled capital expenditure is evidence of an AI bubble. But, this is a shot in the arm for the UK’s stuttering credit market, analyst have said. Alphabet raised £1bn of an astronomical $32bn (£23.4bn) borrowing spree via a [...]
KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings for RRE 28 Loan Management DAC February 10, 2026 KBRA UK (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to five classes of notes and one Loan issued by RRE 28 Loan Management DAC, a cash flow collateralised loan obligation (CLO) backed primarily by a diversified portfolio of Euro-denominated corporate loans. RRE 28 Loan Management DAC is managed by Redding Ridge Asset Management (UK) LLP (“RRAM UK” or [...]
Swiss Leader Leonteq Chooses ActiveViam to Deliver High‑Performance FRTB Risk Analytics February 10, 2026 ActiveViam, a global leader in real‑time, multidimensional risk analytics for capital markets, today announced that Leonteq, one of the leading Swiss providers of structured products, has implemented Atoti to calculate Market Risk Capital Charges under the Standardized Approach of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (SA-FRTB). ActiveViam’s flagship product, Atoti, is being used by [...]
AmTrust International strengthens Australian market presence with launch of Australia branch insurer February 10, 2026 AmTrust International, a global specialty insurer and subsidiary of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., today announced the launch of its APRA licenced entity ‘AmTrust Specialty Limited’ in Australia. This milestone marks a significant step in AmTrust’s long-term strategy for Australia. AmTrust International has seen a consistent demand for Legal Expenses coverage. Establishing a licenced presence enables [...]
KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Driver UK Multi-Compartment S.A., Compartment Driver UK eleven February 5, 2026 KBRA UK (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to two classes of notes issued by Driver UK Multi-Compartment S.A., acting for and on behalf of its Compartment Driver UK eleven (Driver UK 11), a United Kingdom auto loan receivables ABS transaction. Credit enhancement on the notes is comprised of overcollateralisation, subordination, a cash reserve account and excess [...]
Clearwater Analytics and TreasurySpring Announce Platform Integration for Fixed-Term Cash Management February 5, 2026 Integration Enables Institutional Clients to Optimize Surplus Cash Returns with Predictable Maturity Matching
Everest Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Results February 4, 2026 Annual Net Income of $1.6 billion and Net Operating Income of $1.9 billion Annual 10.5% Net Income ROE and 12.4% Net Operating Income ROE; TSR of 13.1% Repurchased $397 million of Common Shares During the Quarter