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Private Capital Firms: How They’re Reshaping Portfolios for Accredited Investors
By Taimour Zaman, Founder, AltFunds Global Blackstone just won Asset Manager of the Year for PE Firms with an AUM over $100B at the end of 2024. With $1 trillion AUM and 85 portfolio companies, they're not alone in dominating the private capital landscape. The numbers...
Private Capital Firms: Why They’re Sitting on $3.9 Trillion and What It Means for You
By Taimour Zaman, Founder, AltFunds GlobalPrivate capital firms closed 2023 with a record $3.9 trillion in dry powder. That's unallocated capital sitting in bank accounts, waiting for deployment. BlackRock projects nearly $4 trillion heading into 2024. Never has so...
What Are Alternative Financial Products? Your Complete Investment Universe
By Taimour Zaman, Founder, AltFunds Global The alternative investment market hit $12.8 trillion in 2023. By 2032, it's projected to reach $25.8 trillion. That's a 7.9% annual growth rate while traditional markets struggle. Most accredited investors know alternatives...
Alternative Sources of Finance: RBI’s New Regulatory Framework for Accredited Investors
By Taimour Zaman, Founder, AltFunds Global The Reserve Bank of India just rewrote the playbook for alternative financing. And most accredited investors missed it. In August 2024, the RBI issued revised master directions on peer-to-peer lending. These changes don't...
What Are Standby Letters of Credit Used For? Your Investment Edge
By Taimour Zaman, Founder, AltFunds Global Banks issued $2.3 trillion in standby letters of credit globally in 2024. Yet most accredited investors barely understand what they are. That's a missed opportunity. Standby letters of credit (SBLCs) aren't just banking...
Alternative Financing Solutions: Your Playbook for 2025
By Taimour Zaman, Founder, AltFunds Global The traditional lending playbook is getting rewritten. And accredited investors are paying attention. Banks have tightened their purse strings since 2022. Small businesses face rejection rates above 80% for conventional...
Beyond the Buzzword: How Structured Finance Actually Works for Your Portfolio
Let's be honest. In the world of high finance, "structured finance" is one of those terms that gets thrown around a lot—often to make something sound sophisticated and exclusive. But for accredited investors and Swiss family offices, it’s not just jargon. It’s a...
You Are the Target: The Fake Trading Platforms Designed to Fool Accredited Investors
By Taimour Zaman ZÜRICH – Your financial sophistication is being used against you. Criminal networks are now deploying highly advanced fake trading platforms meticulously designed to mimic the exclusive, complex world of alternative investments that accredited...
Tired of Market Noise? How Swiss Capital Solutions Delivers Precision and Yield for Accredited Investors
By Taimour Zaman ZÜRICH – Volatility. Inflation. Compressed yields. If your portfolio feels hostage to the whims of the public market, you're not alone. For Switzerland's accredited investors and family offices, the traditional 60/40 portfolio is no longer suitable....