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Malaysian Reserve
21-07-2025
- Business
- Malaysian Reserve
FS Investments announces rebrand to "Future Standard," signaling vision for the next era in private markets
Rebrand highlights firm's evolution, transformational combination with Portfolio Advisors and commitment to delivering differentiated performance New Private Market Outlook urges investors to embrace a more specialized approach to private markets PHILADELPHIA, July 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — FS Investments, an $86 billion global alternative asset manager, today announced its rebrand and renaming to Future Standard. The move marks a major milestone in the firm's evolution into one of the alternative investment industry's leading platforms for private equity, credit and real estate investments and solutions. Future Standard will operate under a unified identity following its transformational combination with Portfolio Advisors, delivering an integrated experience across the firm's investment strategies. Both firms have long been known as first-movers in the private markets, and the rebrand signals a commitment by the combined firm to remain at the leading edge for clients. 'Future Standard reflects what has always been at our core—a relentless drive to serve clients by uncovering differentiated opportunities that drive performance,' said Michael Forman, Chief Executive Officer. 'Our expertise and access enable us to deliver the attractive returns our clients seek by uncovering opportunities others overlook.' With deep specialization in the U.S. middle market, Future Standard is focused on a segment that is essential to economic growth but remains underrepresented in many investor portfolios. The middle market includes more than 200,000 companies generating between $10 million and $1 billion in annual revenue. As 99% of these companies are privately held, it makes access difficult without the right relationships, expertise and structure. 'In today's crowded market, standing out demands clarity, conviction and a commitment to challenging convention,' said Stephen Tisdalle, Chief Marketing Officer. 'Future Standard reflects how we help optimize our clients' portfolios with unique and untapped opportunities. This brand gives us the voice and platform to bring our specialization, skill and ambition to our clients and to the entrepreneurs powering the U.S. economy.' The firm's new brand leverages its legacy of innovation and industry firsts, including launching the first private business development company (BDC) and the largest non- traded credit REIT. Future Standard's investment approach combines deep domain expertise with thoughtful product design, providing clients with access to opportunities across liquidity profiles and market cycles. 'While much is changing, the core of who we are and where we operate remains the same,' Forman added. 'With specialized teams across asset classes and a strong distribution infrastructure, we are focused on investor outcomes and leading the way in private markets access and performance.' Private Markets Outlook Future Standard today also released its latest Private Markets Outlook, 'Follow the Value, Not the Herd,' which examines how policy uncertainty and macroeconomic risks are impacting dealmaking. Beneath this cyclical uncertainty, the report identifies a more significant shift: a new investment imperative is emerging in private markets. Many allocators are flocking to large, brand-name managers—but as the report underscores, capturing real value in this next market phase will require a different approach. 'Nearly half of all private capital raised globally this year has flowed into megafunds, intensifying the challenge of generating attractive returns,' said Mike Kelly, Chief Investment Officer. 'We believe the next cycle of alpha will be led by operators who understand how to drive real value—through pricing power, margin expansion, and executional excellence. At a time when policy and geopolitical uncertainty persist, we believe the most compelling opportunities for investors lie in the U.S. middle market, where operational rigor, sector specialization, and manager skill drive differentiated returns.' In this environment, operational expertise and domain specialization will be the key to outperformance. Future Standard's analysis shows that in private equity, large-cap managers have underperformed their smaller peers in both median and top-end returns. In both private credit and real estate, smaller funds show greater upside. Meanwhile, higher interest rates are reshaping the investment terrain, compressing equity returns and shifting value toward lenders. As the global investment landscape evolves, the imperative is clear: managers must think differently and embrace the complexity of what comes next. Contact information:Marc Hazelton or Melanie Hemmert media@ ABOUT FUTURE STANDARD Future Standard is a global alternative asset manager serving institutional and private wealth clients, investing across private equity, credit and real estate. With a 30+ year track record of value creation and over $86 billion in assets under management, we back the business owners and financial sponsors that drive growth and innovation across the middle market, transforming untapped potential into durable value.1 Visit to learn more. 1 Total AUM estimated as of March 31, 2025. Logo – View original content:
Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
FS Investments announces rebrand to "Future Standard," signaling vision for the next era in private markets
Rebrand highlights firm's evolution, transformational combination with Portfolio Advisors and commitment to delivering differentiated performance New Private Market Outlook urges investors to embrace a more specialized approach to private markets PHILADELPHIA, July 21, 2025 /CNW/ -- FS Investments, an $86 billion global alternative asset manager, today announced its rebrand and renaming to Future Standard. The move marks a major milestone in the firm's evolution into one of the alternative investment industry's leading platforms for private equity, credit and real estate investments and solutions. Future Standard will operate under a unified identity following its transformational combination with Portfolio Advisors, delivering an integrated experience across the firm's investment strategies. Both firms have long been known as first-movers in the private markets, and the rebrand signals a commitment by the combined firm to remain at the leading edge for clients. "Future Standard reflects what has always been at our core—a relentless drive to serve clients by uncovering differentiated opportunities that drive performance," said Michael Forman, Chief Executive Officer. "Our expertise and access enable us to deliver the attractive returns our clients seek by uncovering opportunities others overlook." With deep specialization in the U.S. middle market, Future Standard is focused on a segment that is essential to economic growth but remains underrepresented in many investor portfolios. The middle market includes more than 200,000 companies generating between $10 million and $1 billion in annual revenue. As 99% of these companies are privately held, it makes access difficult without the right relationships, expertise and structure. "In today's crowded market, standing out demands clarity, conviction and a commitment to challenging convention," said Stephen Tisdalle, Chief Marketing Officer. "Future Standard reflects how we help optimize our clients' portfolios with unique and untapped opportunities. This brand gives us the voice and platform to bring our specialization, skill and ambition to our clients and to the entrepreneurs powering the U.S. economy." The firm's new brand leverages its legacy of innovation and industry firsts, including launching the first private business development company (BDC) and the largest non- traded credit REIT. Future Standard's investment approach combines deep domain expertise with thoughtful product design, providing clients with access to opportunities across liquidity profiles and market cycles. "While much is changing, the core of who we are and where we operate remains the same," Forman added. "With specialized teams across asset classes and a strong distribution infrastructure, we are focused on investor outcomes and leading the way in private markets access and performance." Private Markets Outlook Future Standard today also released its latest Private Markets Outlook, "Follow the Value, Not the Herd," which examines how policy uncertainty and macroeconomic risks are impacting dealmaking. Beneath this cyclical uncertainty, the report identifies a more significant shift: a new investment imperative is emerging in private markets. Many allocators are flocking to large, brand-name managers—but as the report underscores, capturing real value in this next market phase will require a different approach. "Nearly half of all private capital raised globally this year has flowed into megafunds, intensifying the challenge of generating attractive returns," said Mike Kelly, Chief Investment Officer. "We believe the next cycle of alpha will be led by operators who understand how to drive real value—through pricing power, margin expansion, and executional excellence. At a time when policy and geopolitical uncertainty persist, we believe the most compelling opportunities for investors lie in the U.S. middle market, where operational rigor, sector specialization, and manager skill drive differentiated returns." In this environment, operational expertise and domain specialization will be the key to outperformance. Future Standard's analysis shows that in private equity, large-cap managers have underperformed their smaller peers in both median and top-end returns. In both private credit and real estate, smaller funds show greater upside. Meanwhile, higher interest rates are reshaping the investment terrain, compressing equity returns and shifting value toward lenders. As the global investment landscape evolves, the imperative is clear: managers must think differently and embrace the complexity of what comes next. Contact information:Marc Hazelton or Melanie Hemmert media@ ABOUT FUTURE STANDARD Future Standard is a global alternative asset manager serving institutional and private wealth clients, investing across private equity, credit and real estate. With a 30+ year track record of value creation and over $86 billion in assets under management, we back the business owners and financial sponsors that drive growth and innovation across the middle market, transforming untapped potential into durable value.1 Visit to learn more. 1 Total AUM estimated as of March 31, 2025. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE FS Investments View original content to download multimedia: Sign in to access your portfolio
Cision Canada
21-07-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
FS Investments announces rebrand to "Future Standard," signaling vision for the next era in private markets
Rebrand highlights firm's evolution, transformational combination with Portfolio Advisors and commitment to delivering differentiated performance New Private Market Outlook urges investors to embrace a more specialized approach to private markets PHILADELPHIA, July 21, 2025 /CNW/ -- FS Investments, an $86 billion global alternative asset manager, today announced its rebrand and renaming to Future Standard. The move marks a major milestone in the firm's evolution into one of the alternative investment industry's leading platforms for private equity, credit and real estate investments and solutions. Future Standard will operate under a unified identity following its transformational combination with Portfolio Advisors, delivering an integrated experience across the firm's investment strategies. Both firms have long been known as first-movers in the private markets, and the rebrand signals a commitment by the combined firm to remain at the leading edge for clients. "Future Standard reflects what has always been at our core—a relentless drive to serve clients by uncovering differentiated opportunities that drive performance," said Michael Forman, Chief Executive Officer. "Our expertise and access enable us to deliver the attractive returns our clients seek by uncovering opportunities others overlook." With deep specialization in the U.S. middle market, Future Standard is focused on a segment that is essential to economic growth but remains underrepresented in many investor portfolios. The middle market includes more than 200,000 companies generating between $10 million and $1 billion in annual revenue. As 99% of these companies are privately held, it makes access difficult without the right relationships, expertise and structure. "In today's crowded market, standing out demands clarity, conviction and a commitment to challenging convention," said Stephen Tisdalle, Chief Marketing Officer. "Future Standard reflects how we help optimize our clients' portfolios with unique and untapped opportunities. This brand gives us the voice and platform to bring our specialization, skill and ambition to our clients and to the entrepreneurs powering the U.S. economy." The firm's new brand leverages its legacy of innovation and industry firsts, including launching the first private business development company (BDC) and the largest non- traded credit REIT. Future Standard's investment approach combines deep domain expertise with thoughtful product design, providing clients with access to opportunities across liquidity profiles and market cycles. "While much is changing, the core of who we are and where we operate remains the same," Forman added. "With specialized teams across asset classes and a strong distribution infrastructure, we are focused on investor outcomes and leading the way in private markets access and performance." Private Markets Outlook Future Standard today also released its latest Private Markets Outlook, " Follow the Value, Not the Herd," which examines how policy uncertainty and macroeconomic risks are impacting dealmaking. Beneath this cyclical uncertainty, the report identifies a more significant shift: a new investment imperative is emerging in private markets. Many allocators are flocking to large, brand-name managers—but as the report underscores, capturing real value in this next market phase will require a different approach. "Nearly half of all private capital raised globally this year has flowed into megafunds, intensifying the challenge of generating attractive returns," said Mike Kelly, Chief Investment Officer. "We believe the next cycle of alpha will be led by operators who understand how to drive real value—through pricing power, margin expansion, and executional excellence. At a time when policy and geopolitical uncertainty persist, we believe the most compelling opportunities for investors lie in the U.S. middle market, where operational rigor, sector specialization, and manager skill drive differentiated returns." In this environment, operational expertise and domain specialization will be the key to outperformance. Future Standard's analysis shows that in private equity, large-cap managers have underperformed their smaller peers in both median and top-end returns. In both private credit and real estate, smaller funds show greater upside. Meanwhile, higher interest rates are reshaping the investment terrain, compressing equity returns and shifting value toward lenders. As the global investment landscape evolves, the imperative is clear: managers must think differently and embrace the complexity of what comes next. ABOUT FUTURE STANDARD Future Standard is a global alternative asset manager serving institutional and private wealth clients, investing across private equity, credit and real estate. With a 30+ year track record of value creation and over $86 billion in assets under management, we back the business owners and financial sponsors that drive growth and innovation across the middle market, transforming untapped potential into durable value. 1 Visit to learn more. 1 Total AUM estimated as of March 31, 2025.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Investors should avoid international stocks, strategist says
For a few weeks, investors flooded into international equities as concerns about President Trump's tariff plans roiled US markets. But Troy Gayeski, chief market strategist at FS Investments, thinks that companies in the US still have "the best growth prospects." Find out why in the video above. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination Overtime here. Why, Troy, did you say that you probably wanna avoid international? Yeah, so international, look, it's very basic. Again, so many of these things are very basic, right? You need nominal GDP growth and or a combination of secular trends to drive revenue growth in order to drive earnings and EBITDA and free cash flow growth. And so, you know, Europe's Europe, we're rooting for Germany, hope their fiscal stimulus gets things done, helps jump start that economy to grow at 1 or 1 and a half, or hey, maybe even 2%. Um, and the US, look, we're we're a 5, 5 and a half percent nominal GDP economy now. Um, so so you're getting much better revenue growth, much better earnings growth. And then if you look at the character of the companies, right? Not not that there aren't great companies overseas, there's a handful of them. But the most important systemic companies that are traded today are listed in the US and they still have the great, uh, the best growth prospects. So, you know, I get that international's cheap, but it's arguably cheap for a reason, and in the short term, yes, you did have a period of European institutions rotating out of US exposure for very widely publicized reasons. But we think of that is more of a countertrend rally in the midst of a long-term, uh, dispersion of return outcomes between US assets and international assets. And so the beat goes on. It's almost same as it ever was, so to speak.
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
FS Credit Opportunities Corp. (FSCO) Declares Distribution for April 2025
PHILADELPHIA, April 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of FS Credit Opportunities Corp. (the Fund) (NYSE: FSCO) announced the monthly distribution for April 2025. The distribution of $0.0645 per share will be paid on April 30, 2025. Further information on the distribution is summarized in the charts below. The current annualized distribution rate equates to an annualized distribution yield1 of 10.7% and 11.0%, respectively, based on the Fund's net asset value (NAV) and market price as of March 31, 2025. The monthly distribution has been fully covered by the Fund's net investment income throughout 2025, and the Fund has generated an estimated total return on NAV of 3.44% and 6.3% on market price year-to-date through March 31, 2025. The Fund has approximately $2.1 billion in assets under management and invests in event-driven credit, special situations, private capital solutions and other non-traditional credit opportunities. Month Ticker Fund NameMonthlyDividend April FSCO FS Credit Opportunities Corp.$0.0645 The distribution will be made on the following schedule: Month Ex-Date Record Date Payable Date April April 23, 2025 April 23, 2025 April 30, 2025 The Fund pays regular monthly cash distributions to common shareholders at a level rate that may be adjusted from time to time. The amount of monthly distributions may be affected by numerous factors, including changes in portfolio and market conditions. Shareholders should not use the information provided here in preparing their tax returns. The Fund will send a Form 1099-DIV to shareholders for the calendar year that will tell them how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes. Investors should consider, among other things, the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. Investors can find the Fund's most recent reports and other filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR Database or on the Fund's website ( About FS InvestmentsFS Investments is a global alternative asset manager dedicated to delivering superior performance and innovative investment and capital solutions. The firm manages over $82 billion in assets for a wide range of clients, including institutional investors, financial professionals and individual investors. FS Investments provides access to a broad suite of alternative asset classes and strategies through its best-in-class investment teams and partners. With its diversified platform and flexible capital solutions, the firm is a valued partner to general partners, asset owners and portfolio companies. FS Investments is grounded in its high-performance culture and guided by its commitment to building value for its clients, investing in its colleagues and giving back to its communities. The firm has more than 500 employees across offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia and is headquartered in Philadelphia. Contact Information: Investor RelationsJoe MediaSarah Hilferty media@ Forward Looking StatementsStatements included herein may constitute "forward-looking" statements as that term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements with regard to future events or the future performance or operations of FS Credit Opportunities Corp. (the "Fund"). Words such as "intends," "will," "expects," and "may" or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Certain factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include changes in the economy, geopolitical risks, risks associated with possible disruption to the Fund's operations or the economy generally due to hostilities, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics, future changes in laws or regulations and conditions in the Fund's operating area, unexpected costs, the price at which the Fund's shares of common stock may trade on the New York Stock Exchange and such other factors that are disclosed in the Fund's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The inclusion of forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation that any plans, estimates or expectations will be achieved. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this communication. Except as required by federal securities laws, the Fund undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements. 1 Annualized distribution yield reflects the current month's distribution per share annualized and divided by the estimated current month end net asset value (NAV) per share or market price per share; because annualized distribution yield is based on estimated current month end NAV, it is an estimate that is subject to change. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE FS Investments Sign in to access your portfolio
