AFG Blog

By Taimour Zaman, Founder, AltFunds Global The private capital market is changing fast. And if you're an accredited investor, you need to understand what's real and what's just noise. I've been in this business long enough to see both sides. The genuine opportunities...

By Taimour Zaman, Founder, AltFunds Global You've probably heard the pitch. Someone approaches you about "Private Placement Programs" or "PPP trading" with promises of guaranteed returns between 20-30% monthly. They claim these are exclusive, bank-backed trading...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...