FCA: Top 25 UK AIFMs manage half of client assets as private credit interest surges

NAV up 30% in five years

Michael Nelson
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The UK’s alternative investment fund management (AIFM) sector has steadily expanded since 2021, characterised by specialist firms operating alongside a relatively small number of very large managers.

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