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Amir Hamzah: Reliable credit data key to expanding MSME financing access
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (260+ words) PETALING JAYA (June 9): Reliable and accessible credit data is critical to improving access to financing for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as it reduces information gaps and enables more efficient allocation of credit, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri…...
Corporate Japan borrows more as deals, outflows pressure ratings
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (814+ words) (June 8): Japanese businesses are ramping up borrowing to cover cash shortfalls fueled by record merger activity, booming capital investments and mounting investor pressure for shareholder returns, putting their credit ratings at risk. Debt held by companies in the Nikkei 225 that…...
Opinion: Private-market liquidity scare enters new phase
4+ day, 27+ min ago (569+ words) LONDON (June 3): One unnerving question has hung over the recent market panic about private-credit software defaults. If investors are fleeing debt "vehicles in fear of AI-driven loan losses, why are they so calm about products that package up the equity…...
Financing: Solving the gig credit conundrum
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1286+ words) This article first appeared in Digital Edge, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on May 11, 2026 - May 17, 2026 For the 1. 2 million gig workers in Malaysia, social mobility remains a challenge, especially since this group lacks visibility in the eyes of traditional financial institutions. Without…...
Private credit roundup: HSBC's big loss and an FSB warning
1+ mon, 15+ hour ago (371+ words) LONDON (May 8): HSBC shocked markets with an unexpectedly large US$400 million loss linked to a fraud case involving a British mortgage lender this week, turning the spotlight to banks and their deep involvement in the private credit sector. HSBC's loss…...
Watchdog flags risks in banks' growing private credit ties
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (468+ words) LONDON (May 6): The fast-growing private credit industry's deepening links with banks and asset "managers are creating risks for the world's financial system, a global watchdog said on Wednesday, warning that some broad measures point to rising defaults. Signs of underlying…...
Global watchdog FSB unveils action plan on private credit risks
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (485+ words) (May 6): The world's top financial stability watchdog unveiled a tentative plan to tame private credit risk, as bankers' and policymakers' escalating warnings about potential dangers collide with a political push toward deregulation. The Financial Stability Board, which convenes central banks,…...
Stress in private credit could spark 'psychological contagion', Fed's Barr tells Bloomberg
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (216+ words) (May 3): US Federal Reserve governor Michael Barr said stress in "private credit could spark "psychological contagion" leading to "a broader credit crunch, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday. While direct links between banks and private credit do not yet appear "super…...
S&P: Malaysian banks' recoveries pushed back by pandemic-induced loan moratorium
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (512+ words) KUALA LUMPUR (June 30): Malaysian banks' recoveries are expected to be delayed by the latest loan moratorium announced under the PEMULIH stimulus package on Monday (June 28), rendering them as Asian outliers, said S&P Global Ratings. The rating agency said in…...
Private credit jitters trigger caps on redemptions, tighter lending
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (1025+ words) Sentiment has soured over valuations and transparency, as well as the high-profile bankruptcies of auto-parts supplier First Brands and car dealership Tricolor. U. S. banks had almost US$348 billion in loans outstanding to the so-called non-depository financial institutions as of Dec 31, and…...