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Private credit funds face elevated risks in 2026 from two distinct but overlapping AI-related channels

Private credit funds face significant 2026 risks from two AI-related channels: disruption to software borrowers and demand shortfalls in AI infrastructure. These are compounded by liquidity mismatches, sector concentration, and ties to insurers and pensions. Non-bank direct lending, via vehicles like BDCs, has heavily expanded into both areas, heightening vulnerability. Two Primary AI-Related Risk…

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Synthetic carbon credit tokens: A new frontier in tax uncertainty for climate-savvy investors

Synthetic carbon credit tokens, as derivative instruments replicating reference indices (ICE EUA, voluntary composites) via futures, total return swaps (TRS), or oracle-based smart contracts, diverge fundamentally from physical credits in fiscal characterization. Physical credits are generally treated as intangible property (capital assets under IRC analogies or inventory), while synthetics lean toward Section 1256 contracts (mark-to-market,…

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