Beyond the Exchange
I’m Benjamin Sinclair, an Investment Advisor at Designed Securities, and Beyond the Exchange is my weekly newsletter on Private Markets.

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Jul
BTE Newsletter #35: Private Credit's Math Problem

BTE Newsletter #35: Private Credit's Math Problem

Good morning everyone, and Happy Tuesday once again. I hope you all had a great Canada Day (or July 4th)
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23
Jun
BTE Newsletter #34: Discount Retailers, Wind Turbines, Data Centres, and Preschool

BTE Newsletter #34: Discount Retailers, Wind Turbines, Data Centres, and Preschool

Good morning everyone, and Happy Tuesday. First things first: there will be no Beyond The Exchange newsletter next week. Happy
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16
Jun
BTE Newsletter #33: It's Amazing What You Can Get These Days For $2.5 Trillion

BTE Newsletter #33: It's Amazing What You Can Get These Days For $2.5 Trillion

Good morning everyone, and Happy Tuesday. We're now just a couple days away from the webinar I'
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10
Jun
BTE Newsletter #32: Should Private Credit Reprice Daily?

BTE Newsletter #32: Should Private Credit Reprice Daily?

Good morning everyone, and Happy Tuesday Wednesday. We're now just over a week away from the webinar I&
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02
Jun
BTE Newsletter #31: Not a Good Look For the Canada Pension Plan

BTE Newsletter #31: Not a Good Look For the Canada Pension Plan

Good morning everyone, and Happy Tuesday once again. First a reminder, I'll be hosting a webinar Thursday June
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26
May
BTE Newsletter #30: The Time Has Come To Explain What I Do

BTE Newsletter #30: The Time Has Come To Explain What I Do

Good morning everyone, and Happy Tuesday. I have a couple of updates from last Thursday. First, I mentioned that I
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21
May
BTE Newsletter #29: "We are tired of writing $100 million and $150 million checks for the stupidity of others."

BTE Newsletter #29: "We are tired of writing $100 million and $150 million checks for the stupidity of others."

Good morning everyone, and Happy Tuesday Wednesday Thursday. On Friday I recorded episode 12 of the podcast, featuring Capoeira Partners
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12
May
BTE Newsletter #28: "Retail Private Credit? We hardly even do that at all."

BTE Newsletter #28: "Retail Private Credit? We hardly even do that at all."

Good morning everyone, Happy Tuesday. First, a bit of a changeup: rather than hosting, I recently appeared on someone else&
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05
May
BTE Newsletter #27: Maybe the Sky Isn't Falling After All

BTE Newsletter #27: Maybe the Sky Isn't Falling After All

Good morning everyone, and Happy Tuesday once again. First things first, regarding the podcast, I originally hoped to have the
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28
Apr
BTE Newsletter #26: The Biggest Private Credit Default Ever

BTE Newsletter #26: The Biggest Private Credit Default Ever

Good morning everyone, Happy Tuesday! Tomorrow I'll be at the CAASA Family Office Summit, this time just as
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