U.S. Alternative Investment Manager Ratings Stable Despite Challenging 2026 Click here to learn more. Fitch Ratings expects the credit profiles of rated alternative investment managers (alt IMs) to remain stable despite a difficult backdrop. Rated alt IMs benefit from investor consolidation, as periods of uncertainty increase demand for scaled, multi-strategy platforms…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready
Life Insurer Investment Portfolios to Remain Broadly Stable in 2026 Click here to learn more. Life insurers’ investment portfolio mix should remain broadly stable, with solid credit quality and core fixed income dominant amid a continued tilt toward private credit and alternative investments, driven by opportunistic repositioning and regulatory reclassifications…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a
2026 Regulatory Reviews Mark Inflection for Securitisation SRT Market Click here to learn more. The securitisation significant risk transfer (SRT) market is set to reach an inflection point in 2026 as a number of regulatory investigations conclude. These investigations include a global review into SRTs, a US review of large banks’ capital frameworks, the EU…
Private Credit Outlook 2026 Click here to download report. The global private credit market will continue to grow in scale and complexity in 2026, having become much more diversified and widely held over the past decade…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
North American Leveraged Finance Outlook 2026 Click here to download report. Fitch Ratings’ 2026 sector outlook for North American Leveraged Finance is neutral, reflecting broadly steady credit conditions across liquid markets and private debt. Most sectors carry neutral outlooks. Aerospace & Defense is the sole corporate sector with an improving outlook, while a handful are…
US Life Insurer Investment Risk Rising from Private Letter Ratings Click here to learn more. Join Fitch for the upcoming Outlook panel: 2026 Leveraged Finance Credit Outlook Webinar Signs of emerging bubbles have increased in 2025 amid robust investor risk appetite, high market valuations, a rush of capex in AI-related industries and continued growth in…
US Life Insurer Investment Risk Rising from Private Letter Ratings Click here to learn more. Join Fitch for the upcoming Outlook panel: 2026 Leveraged Finance Credit Outlook Webinar The rapid growth of private letter ratings (PLRs) raises risks for U.S. life insurers as it coincides with the industry’s move toward more complex, opaque investments untested…
U.S. Private Credit Exposure Rising in Sectors with Stretched Valuations Click here to learn more. Join Fitch for the upcoming Outlook panel: 2026 Leveraged Finance Credit Outlook Webinar Direct lenders’ preference for non-cyclical, stable recurring cash flows has increased their exposure to corporate sectors with higher EV/EBITDA multiples, which could exacerbate credit risks in a…
U.S. Business Development Companies Outlook 2026 Click here to download report. Fitch Ratings has a ‘deteriorating’ sector outlook for U.S. business development companies (BDCs) in 2026, due to pressure on earnings and dividend coverage from declining interest rates and elevated payment-in-kind (PIK) income…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...
U.S. Private Credit and Middle Market Performance Monitor: 3Q25 Click here to learn more. Fitch’s Privately Monitored Ratings Portfolio Overview, 3Q25 In the charts above, Fitch presents aggregate data for issuers in its PMR portfolio. Fitch privately rates these issuers on behalf of asset managers…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...