In a new episode of The View from Apollo podcast, Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Slok speaks with Matt O’Mara, Partner in Apollo’s Insurance Solutions Group, about why rising volatility levels and correlation among asset classes are making traditional portfolio diversification techniques less effective, and discuss how alternative asset classes can help make portfolios more resilient.
Torsten and Matt discuss the influence of “investment factors” in private markets, and explore how the volatility-dampening features of alternative asset classes can be maximized by focusing on factors such as cash-flow generation and valuation.
The View from Apollo features conversations with thought leaders across Apollo and portfolio companies of funds managed by Apollo, each bringing their unique perspectives on current macroeconomic trends, the impact to various businesses, and what it can mean for investors.
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The buoyant demand for corporate debt that propped up primary markets this year came alongside pockets of distress in the riskier parts of the market. We expect this divergence to persist through 2024. In this outlook, we’ll explore the bifurcation in the market, investment themes—from AI to elections—in opportunistic credit, the vanishing liquidity premium in investment grade debt, and the relative value of BDC’s unsecured debt.
While the Fed’s rate hikes have reigned in growth, especially among over-levered consumers, corporates, and banks, the easing of financial conditions since the “Fed pivot” in December continues to offset the effect of higher rates. For the rest of 2024, we expect economic growth to be higher than consensus and inflation to stay above the Fed’s target. We see no Fed cuts in 2024.
