Intesa Sanpaolo SpA has wrapped up two significant risk transfers tied to corporate loans worth about $4.8 billion as it takes advantage of robust demand to make greater use of the hedging tool.
An Intesa Sanpaolo SpA Banca Intesa bank branch in Belgrade, Serbia, on Friday, May 9, 2025. Serbia President Aleksandar Vucic attended events in Russiaβs capital marking the 80th anniversary of victory in World War II and is expected to negotiate a new gas contract with Vladimir Putin.
Blackstone Inc. is pushing forward in the fast-growing market for significant risk transfers as banks hedge possible losses in their swelling loan books.
Banks had offloaded credit risk tied to more than β¬905 billion ($1 trillion) in loans as of the end of last year, up 26% from a year earlier, via the rapidly-growing market for significant risk transfers.
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