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Alternative Credit and its Asset Classes 

Editor & Co-Author 

Alternative credit offers investors a variety of opportunities for earning income and provides them with the benefits of portfolio diversification. It is an emerging asset class that was formerly dominated by the banking sector. Clearly, navigating and comparing the benefits of individual products remains challenging. The purpose of this guide is to enable investors to adopt a structured approach to the benefits and risks of the individual sub-asset classes by providing a framework for comparing most of the key features.

The Wealthtech Book 

Co-Author

The Financial Technology Handbook for Investors, Entrepreneurs and Visionaries in Global Asset Management.Part of The FINTECH Book Series which became a Global Bestseller in 107 countries across 5 languages.

Disintermediation in Lending - in progress

Author 

Learn trends and practical implications:

- The history of disintermediation in lending and the Importance of Private Markets

- How the lending landscape is changing after the financial crisis

- Key opportunities in disintermediation trends for investors

- The most successful strategies and business models

- Why partnerships are increasingly important and how companies can create successful alliances.

- How existing players can modify their business model and take over best practices

- What is the best way for investors to invest in Fintech Alternative Lending companies? What are the right questions to ask and risks to asses? 

This book will help you to successfully navigate in the complicated new world by explaining the fundamental developments and opportunities impacting the lending landscape.

Selected Articles and Sources 

Latest Events: 

Super Return Private Credit, 2022 

LPs under the spotlight: headaches and opportunities

  • What challenges are LPs facing and what problems are they trying to solve?
  • In which segments of the market are LPs spending most of their time and what are they looking for in 2022 and beyond?
  • How asset allocation has changed as a result of volatility, geopolitical and economic uncertainty


Global Wealth Tech Summit, by Fintech Global, 2018 

http://fintech.global/globalwealthtechsummit/

Keynote panel: LEADING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF WEALTH & ASSET MANAGEMENT

  • What are the key priorities for leaders driving digital transformation across their organizations?
  • What factors will determine which financial institutions will become the leading players in the industry over the next few years?
  • How will innovation redefine the research, investment and distribution processes?

The Global WealthTech Summit is hosted by AltAssets and FinTech Global, sister companies with deep, long-standing relationships with financial institutions, investors and technology companies.

FT Debt Capital Market Outlook, by FT, 2017

Keynote speech: New Alternatives in Financing in the Context of Regulatory Arbitrage

How to navigate in the complex world of Alternative Financing

Central banks around the world are continuing to engage in expansive monetary policy resulting in unprecendented negative interest rates in Europe and Japan. Investors searching for yield are pushing global corporate demand and swelling global corporate debt. This creates conditions of greater market volatility. How will these trends play out in the medium and long term? What will the impact be of rising rates on the debt boom?

Insurance Asset Risk, 2017

Presentation: private debt: investing in and managing private debt asset classes on your balance sheet 

What specific and additional challenges does this asset class pose? From an ALM perspective? From an investment strategy perspective? Ensuring you have the adequate risk management and controls in place to take advantage of this asset class? Ensuring you have the right assets that match the liability with the right duration. Managing the downside risk effectively.

AltFi Global Summit Events, 2016, 2017, 2018

http://www.altfi.com/people/gabriella-kindert

Keynote speeches: 

Fixed income under pressure: Time to look outside the box

Alternative Credit: The Big Opportunity for Investors 

Keynote panel examples: 

The next phase for the SME funding revolution: Taking on mid‐market lending

Using property for alternative income

Standardisation, positioning, or track record: What's the key for long‐term capital managers? 

CNBC Interview, 2018 

CBNC Interview 

 Analyst: Optimistic about alternative lending solutions

4:26 AM ET Tue, 27 March 2018

Lendit, 2017, 2018 

Moderator Panel Discussions: 

  • How Innovative Companies are Scaling Their Operations

Some companies across Europe are gaining scale. What were the key aspects for gaining scale? As platforms scale will they all eventually become banks? What are the advantages and costs that this brings?

Private Debt Events, 2017, 2018 

Participant: Panel Discussion of fundraising trends

Panel discussion on latest opportunities in Private Debt

A panel of fundraising experts will comment on data showing fundraising levels – where LPs are allocating their money today, what GPs should expect when walking into LP meetings and why.

SuperInvestor, 2018

Moderator: Real asset debt: the smart money move

Are real asset and infrastructure debt good diversifiers, what are the real risks and where are the most compelling investment opportunities? Where is the smartest money being deployed and how will changes to bank regulation and Basel IV affect leverage ratios and overall deal flow?

Participant: ‘Uberisation’ of credit

Exploring big data and online lending platforms: how is technology disrupting the traditional model of private debt? How are savvy investors and lenders harnessing this trend to enhance access to deals and improve capital raising?

Global Wealth Tech Summit, by Fintech Global, 2018 

http://fintech.global/globalwealthtechsummit/

Keynote panel: LEADING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF WEALTH & ASSET MANAGEMENT

  • What are the key priorities for leaders driving digital transformation across their organizations?
  • What factors will determine which financial institutions will become the leading players in the industry over the next few years?
  • How will innovation redefine the research, investment and distribution processes?

The Global WealthTech Summit is hosted by AltAssets and FinTech Global, sister companies with deep, long-standing relationships with financial institutions, investors and technology companies.

FT Debt Capital Market Outlook, by FT, 2017

Keynote speech: New Alternatives in Financing in the Context of Regulatory Arbitrage

How to navigate in the complex world of Alternative Financing

Central banks around the world are continuing to engage in expansive monetary policy resulting in unprecendented negative interest rates in Europe and Japan. Investors searching for yield are pushing global corporate demand and swelling global corporate debt. This creates conditions of greater market volatility. How will these trends play out in the medium and long term? What will the impact be of rising rates on the debt boom?

Insurance Asset Risk, 2017

Presentation: private debt: investing in and managing private debt asset classes on your balance sheet 

What specific and additional challenges does this asset class pose? From an ALM perspective? From an investment strategy perspective? Ensuring you have the adequate risk management and controls in place to take advantage of this asset class? Ensuring you have the right assets that match the liability with the right duration. Managing the downside risk effectively.

AltFi Global Summit Events, 2016, 2017, 2018

http://www.altfi.com/people/gabriella-kindert

Keynote speeches: 

Fixed income under pressure: Time to look outside the box

Alternative Credit: The Big Opportunity for Investors 

Keynote panel examples: 

The next phase for the SME funding revolution: Taking on mid‐market lending

Using property for alternative income

Standardisation, positioning, or track record: What's the key for long‐term capital managers? 

CNBC Interview, 2018 

CBNC Interview 

 Analyst: Optimistic about alternative lending solutions

4:26 AM ET Tue, 27 March 2018

Lendit, 2017, 2018 

Moderator Panel Discussions: 

  • How Innovative Companies are Scaling Their Operations

Some companies across Europe are gaining scale. What were the key aspects for gaining scale? As platforms scale will they all eventually become banks? What are the advantages and costs that this brings?

Private Debt Events, 2017, 2018 

Participant: Panel Discussion of fundraising trends

Panel discussion on latest opportunities in Private Debt

A panel of fundraising experts will comment on data showing fundraising levels – where LPs are allocating their money today, what GPs should expect when walking into LP meetings and why.

SuperInvestor, 2018

Moderator: Real asset debt: the smart money move

Are real asset and infrastructure debt good diversifiers, what are the real risks and where are the most compelling investment opportunities? Where is the smartest money being deployed and how will changes to bank regulation and Basel IV affect leverage ratios and overall deal flow?

Participant: ‘Uberisation’ of credit

Exploring big data and online lending platforms: how is technology disrupting the traditional model of private debt? How are savvy investors and lenders harnessing this trend to enhance access to deals and improve capital raising?

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