Market Insight | Overheard at Apollo
November 16, 2023
Overheard @ Apollo: Challenges Facing U.S. Public Pensions
Mercer CFA Institute’s recent Global Pension Index report gave the U.S. retirement system a C+ grade. Addressing this, Apollo's Chief Public Pension Strategist and former Connecticut State Treasurer Shawn Wooden discussed the challenges facing U.S. public pensions and how alternative investments can have the potential to help bolster returns on behalf of their members.
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Head of EMEA Global Wealth Management Solutions Veronique Fournier joined Bloomberg TV to discuss growing demand from European wealth investors for semi-liquid private market strategies, including private fixed income products.
In conversation with David Rubenstein at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., CEO Marc Rowan discusses why, amid a growing retirement crisis, investors need to re-evaluate their understanding of private markets. Much like public markets, investments in the private markets can be either safe or risky; the main difference between public and private is liquidity, not risk.
To wrap up Annuity Awareness Month, we hear from Athene Chief Operating Officer Mike Downing on key attributes of annuities and their relevance to the current market environment in the latest episode of Overheard @ Apollo.
