Coutts & Co. is weighing plans to give its wealthy clients access to funds run by some of the world’s largest alternative asset managers as it seeks to cash in on demand for private assets. The private bank, owned by Natwest Group Plc , is weighing whether to offer clients so-called evergreen funds managed by Ares Management Corp. and Apollo Global Management Inc. , according to a person with know...
Coutts & Co. is weighing plans to give its wealthy clients access to funds run by some of the world’s largest alternative asset managers as it seeks to cash in on demand for private assets. The private bank, owned by Natwest Group Plc , is weighing whether to offer clients so-called evergreen funds managed by Ares Management Corp. and Apollo Global Management Inc. , according to a person with knowledge of the potential plan who asked not to be identified as the information is not public. This could include the Ares European Strategic Income Fund, a private credit vehicle with a minimum investment of €25,000 ($29,178), another person said. “We will be working with a number of leading global private markets firms to provide sophisticated clients access to their products on an advisory basis,” Coutts head of investment products and solutions Jan-Marc Fergg said in an emailed statement while declining to comment on specifics. The Financial Times earlier reported on the plans. A representative for Ares declined to comment. A spokesperson for Apollo did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Read more: Blackstone Triples Wealth Tie-Ups as It Chases Europe’s Rich The world’s biggest alternative asset managers are racing to agree partnerships with wealth managers that have access to the ranks of Europe’s rich, as they bid for access to a vast new pool of potential clients. At the same time Europe’s wealth and asset managers have been seeking deals as they seek new products to meet client demands for alternatives. Still, regulators and lawmakers are concerned about the risks posed by a flood of capital with little private markets experience heading into less liquid and transparent products. Both Ares and Apollo have agreed to participate in a private markets stress test run by the Bank of England . Read more: KKR, Apollo Opt In for First BoE Private Markets Stress Test
The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Tuesday, Jan, 13 2026 US stock futures are slightly softer this morning, with key contracts on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 pointing to a modest dip as investors sit tight ahead of fresh inflation figures. The market is bracing for US consumer prices to hold around 2.7% year on year in December, with core inflation also at 2.7% and monthly gains of 0.3% fo...
The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Tuesday, Jan, 13 2026 US stock futures are slightly softer this morning, with key contracts on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 pointing to a modest dip as investors sit tight ahead of fresh inflation figures. The market is bracing for US consumer prices to hold around 2.7% year on year in December, with core inflation also at 2.7% and monthly gains of 0.3% for both headline and core. This means the cost of living is still rising at a pace that may keep...
US efforts to bring down the cost of housing through buying mortgage securities are bolstering a bullish outlook at Pacific Investment Management Co , one of the world’s largest bond managers. “We definitely think it could bring down rates and reduce the spread on mortgage-backed securities,” Chief Investment Officer Daniel Ivascyn told Bloomberg News in an interview. Pimco sees the announcement a...
US efforts to bring down the cost of housing through buying mortgage securities are bolstering a bullish outlook at Pacific Investment Management Co , one of the world’s largest bond managers. “We definitely think it could bring down rates and reduce the spread on mortgage-backed securities,” Chief Investment Officer Daniel Ivascyn told Bloomberg News in an interview. Pimco sees the announcement as “another tailwind” for their overweight holdings in the debt, which they maintained through 2025. The mortgage market got a lift at the end of last week after President Donald Trump issued a directive ordering Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy $200 billion of mortgage bonds, part of an effort to make 30-year fixed rate home loans more affordable. The Bloomberg MBS index rallied 0.53% on Friday, its best one-day rise since the start of August. Read More: Trump’s $200 Billion MBS Order Asserts New Power Over Markets The government’s announcement “wasn’t the driver behind our ‘overweight’ decision, but it was always one potential catalyst for more aggressive spread tightening,” Ivascyn said. However, “the long-term problem is that we have too few homes versus the number of households and the only long-term solution will be to increase the housing stock,” he added. The US 10-year yield — which tends to influence the rate for 30-year fixed rate mortgages — has largely stayed above 4% over the last year, frustrating the Trump Administration’s efforts to bring down the cost of loans. The importance of longer-dated rates for the US economy and the cost of home ownership has been regularly highlighted by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent , while Trump has long insisted that the Federal Reserve should cut interest-rates more aggressively. Read more: Pimco, PGIM See Risk Trump’s Fed Fight Will Drive Up Rates “This is an administration that will be very creative on the policy side and I think this is an example of their willingness to engage a balance sheet at their disposal,” said Iv...
Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan has pushed back sharply against renewed concerns that Bitcoin is too volatile to be considered for retirement accounts. He called efforts to block the asset from 401(k) plans “ridiculous” and out of step with how risk is treated elsewhere in financial markets.Hougan’s comments came ...
Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan has pushed back sharply against renewed concerns that Bitcoin is too volatile to be considered for retirement accounts. He called efforts to block the asset from 401(k) plans “ridiculous” and out of step with how risk is treated elsewhere in financial markets.Hougan’s comments came ...
Acting icon Jeff Bridges has put his family’s longtime Malibu, Calif., property on the market—after the home that once stood on the now-bare parcel of land was decimated in the 2025 California wildfires.
Acting icon Jeff Bridges has put his family’s longtime Malibu, Calif., property on the market—after the home that once stood on the now-bare parcel of land was decimated in the 2025 California wildfires.
A historian of modern China, Jung Chang turns the lens back on herself in her newest book to understand how she sees the world and why she writes about China today.
A historian of modern China, Jung Chang turns the lens back on herself in her newest book to understand how she sees the world and why she writes about China today.
After a huge run over the last decade, topped off by a spectacular 2025, some investors may be wondering if Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) can keep delivering outperformance for investors. After all, with the company's market capitalization at about $4 trillion, is the search giant still a top stock to buy ? Or is the company now too large and established to keep delivering strong returns...
After a huge run over the last decade, topped off by a spectacular 2025, some investors may be wondering if Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) can keep delivering outperformance for investors. After all, with the company's market capitalization at about $4 trillion, is the search giant still a top stock to buy ? Or is the company now too large and established to keep delivering strong returns for shareholders? Alphabet -- the parent company of Google, YouTube, Gmail, and more -- is one of the most entrenched businesses on Earth. When people want to find something, they often start with Google. And when companies want customers, they often advertise on Google and YouTube. But the more interesting part of the story may be what sits next to search and its other well-known consumer-facing digital properties: Its cloud business. Not only is Google Cloud growing faster than Alphabet's core advertising business, but it may be earlier in its growth curve. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading