Retirement Solutions | Apollo Updates
June 14, 2024
Veronique Fournier on Bloomberg TV
This interview originally aired on Bloomberg TV on June 12, 2024.
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.
She spoke to the potential diversification benefits, as well as the potential for excess return that private market investments can offer in exchange for foregoing some liquidity, noting that we are seeing private clients increasingly shift their fixed income allocations into private credit, with a focus on managers who have demonstrated tracks record of navigating market cycles and prioritize downside protection.
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Come si dice... liquidity? John Cortese, Apollo Partner and Head of Portfolio Management has the scoop on 9@9, discussing the $40 trillion private credit opportunity and how scale and origination can create value for borrowers and investors.
In a new episode of “Apollo Answers,” Alex Wright, Partner and Global Wealth Strategist at the firm, explores 10 key questions to ask private credit managers. From loan vintages and leverage ratios to payment-in-kind interest and manager alignment, these and other critical factors can help evaluate private credit opportunities.
As investor appetite for income and private credit exposure grows, BDCs remain a powerful tool—but higher-for-longer rates, credit concerns, and shifting portfolio dynamics are making manager selection more critical than ever.
