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Its minority-owned insurer Athora is adapting the model for the UK]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/ab7a5547-8175-438f-b81d-e2aaf5a3fd24</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ab7a5547-8175-438f-b81d-e2aaf5a3fd24</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 04:00:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blackstone-owned casino operator Cirsa holds steady on market debut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listing in Spain marks rare bright spot in IPO market and signals healthy return for private equity group]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/f84f1e9c-6664-45ee-bc36-4d6d130cf99a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f84f1e9c-6664-45ee-bc36-4d6d130cf99a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:35:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singapore’s Temasek sours on European companies amid US tariff threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bearish outlook comes a year after state investor opened Paris office and promised to commit $19bn to the region]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/b814a406-fe61-41f4-8a48-e4a1b31948ce</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b814a406-fe61-41f4-8a48-e4a1b31948ce</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 07:00:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new twist on an old bet with Buffett]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new wager of the century?]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/356d21a3-31e9-4edf-b92d-44abb1c61642</link><guid isPermaLink="false">356d21a3-31e9-4edf-b92d-44abb1c61642</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 04:00:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BlackRock’s big bet on private assets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, CoreWeave’s next financial engineering play and dealmakers are liberated from deal activity in Q2.]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/021ac18b-0b23-489f-83a2-cfe352bb3926</link><guid isPermaLink="false">021ac18b-0b23-489f-83a2-cfe352bb3926</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 04:00:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private equity abandons early recruiting after Dimon fightback]]></title><description><![CDATA[None of the largest US buyout firms proceeded with traditional June recruiting after JPMorgan chief objected]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/cca6a7f9-2319-4a57-b6e5-800e6f5aff6d</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cca6a7f9-2319-4a57-b6e5-800e6f5aff6d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 04:00:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gates open for affluent to invest in private credit ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Industry transformation under way to broaden access to the asset class to mainstream of wealth portfolios]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/13b77258-0760-4aaf-99f2-ee1ccd98299d</link><guid isPermaLink="false">13b77258-0760-4aaf-99f2-ee1ccd98299d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 04:00:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BlackRock tried private credit once before. Will this time be better?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The public markets giant now owns HPS. Its previous deal for Tennenbaum Capital Management has a troubled history]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/8e326f55-9b23-4eeb-aacf-dc724eb1734c</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8e326f55-9b23-4eeb-aacf-dc724eb1734c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:52:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another problem with IRRs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Idiotic return ratings]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/c819a214-0f50-4d4a-9e5c-bf53f0783364</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c819a214-0f50-4d4a-9e5c-bf53f0783364</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 05:30:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asset Management: BlackRock’s troubled history in private credit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, investors snap up gilts, ‘buying the dip’ and the best summer books of 2025]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/7e25ad41-38ad-4945-b26a-c9d7ea5fb6ec</link><guid isPermaLink="false">7e25ad41-38ad-4945-b26a-c9d7ea5fb6ec</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 05:00:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forcing pension funds to buy UK assets is ‘form of capital control’, says Lloyds boss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charlie Nunn calls on government to tackle housing crisis to provide foundation for Britain’s economic growth]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/1933035e-cf36-4372-bbf1-c237acc225f5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">1933035e-cf36-4372-bbf1-c237acc225f5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 04:00:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[US public colleges expand PE investments despite downturn ]]></title><description><![CDATA[State school endowments see falling valuations as a prime opportunity to get in as public market expectations dim ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/b5d5e601-af52-49ee-9eea-b04d3d2d9672</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b5d5e601-af52-49ee-9eea-b04d3d2d9672</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 04:00:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private equity can defy the gloom narrative]]></title><description><![CDATA[The industry is delivering strong returns to investors and has more potential to extend its benefits to employees]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/6105bea8-88a9-4b5d-9fd4-c777c602fbd1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6105bea8-88a9-4b5d-9fd4-c777c602fbd1</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 04:00:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A better way to solve the cash Isa problem? Close the advice gap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulatory changes stand a greater chance of creating a nation of investors ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/94e3f368-9cf2-4f76-b64a-b31a5ca8ad23</link><guid isPermaLink="false">94e3f368-9cf2-4f76-b64a-b31a5ca8ad23</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 04:00:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to diversify your portfolio in an uncertain 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wealth managers face tough decisions as Donald Trump’s unpredictability rattles the markets  ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/f5392196-726d-4ede-8c8d-72a5ad8a2f9b</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f5392196-726d-4ede-8c8d-72a5ad8a2f9b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 04:00:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Directors’ Deals: Schulman boosts stake in Burberry ]]></title><link>https://www.ft.com/content/f8aa66f4-4455-4d66-8eb3-6022e150ae65</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f8aa66f4-4455-4d66-8eb3-6022e150ae65</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 17:00:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stockpickers: Smaller asset managers shun the investment crowds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Niche funds are good for divestment, but not without risks]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/1ead9f6c-7a24-42de-b7cb-97d1337a9969</link><guid isPermaLink="false">1ead9f6c-7a24-42de-b7cb-97d1337a9969</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 17:00:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latest Isa rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Up-to-date tax-efficient savings deals]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/75ba3055-625c-4cb5-894b-0696a38f5e79</link><guid isPermaLink="false">75ba3055-625c-4cb5-894b-0696a38f5e79</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 16:29:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[GIC teams with private equity on stake in healthcare marketing agency Klick]]></title><description><![CDATA[Company valued at almost $2.5bn as Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund and Linden Capital buy holding from GTCR]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/95d35222-b517-4b3c-b659-cc9586a5227f</link><guid isPermaLink="false">95d35222-b517-4b3c-b659-cc9586a5227f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 15:59:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[FTAV Q&A: Rob Gardner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The founder of Redington talks inflation, children’s books, St James’s Place and natural capital]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/28f28ff6-d175-4c2a-9d4c-a1d52386d9fe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">28f28ff6-d175-4c2a-9d4c-a1d52386d9fe</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 13:26:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[London IPO fundraising falls to 30-year low]]></title><description><![CDATA[Companies raise just £160mn in first half amid growing fears over waning attractiveness of UK markets]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/cb374a44-da84-4144-9a87-5180bd481696</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cb374a44-da84-4144-9a87-5180bd481696</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 04:00:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signs of a pick-up in venture capital exits are finally emerging]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figma listing plans might raise hopes of a rise in IPO activity]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/2e0201f6-8258-4c59-a7a7-689b2c094701</link><guid isPermaLink="false">2e0201f6-8258-4c59-a7a7-689b2c094701</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:54:18 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>