Private Market News - 1/5/24

This week’s highlights: Securitize dives into the potential benefits and risks of investing in private equity, 2024 could be the year of tokenized assets, predictions for private equity, and a change to the traditional 60/40 portfolio model.

Key Highlights:

• Markets started the year on a more restrained note, reversing some of the year-end euphoria. Equity markets retreated, and the 10Y Treasury yield moved back up to around 4% from lows of around 3.85% in late December, as market participants look for more news to support rate-cut expectations.
• S&P last month released a stablecoin stability assessment across eight coins, including Tether and USDC. The assessment scores each coin's ability to maintain its peg to fiat currencies in times of market stress. The move could signal a willingness by rating agencies to take a more active role in the digital assets ecosystem going forward.

Why Invest in Private Equity

In the latest article from Securitize, we examine the world of investing in private equity, exploring the potential benefits and potential drawbacks of private equity investments and why they may be a worthwhile addition to your investment portfolio.

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Sources: Securitize

Five Ways GPs Think PE Will Change in 2024

PEI spoke to industry leaders to get their predictions for what 2024 will look like—from an upshift in dealmaking to further development of the private wealth channel to the changing nature of debt. Take a look and let us know what you think 2024 will look like for the private equity world.?

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Sources: Private Equity International Helen de Beer

Whether It’s Solid Gold or an ETF, Tokenizing Assets Demands Interoperability

The tokenization of real-world assets like gold, art, real estate, and more allows more people to participate in markets with growth potential by providing an influx of liquidity. But the change needed by the financial industry to fully embrace tokenization is not without its challenges.?

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Sources: Nasdaq Eitan Katz

Private Credit As A Fixed Income Replacement

The traditional 60/40 portfolio model might be in need of a shakeup, given the recent rising rate environment of recent years. Shifting that 40% portfolio allocation into private credit might help make a difference for investors, according this article in Forbes.?

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Sources: Forbes Steven Brod