Retirement Solutions | Apollo in the Media
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.
Listen to Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Slok and Robert Bittencourt, Partner and Co-Head of Opportunistic Credit at Apollo, discuss the impact of the new trade regime on credit markets. In an environment of heightened uncertainty and ongoing trade negotiations, what should be the focus?
Jonathan Silver, Chair of Apollo’s Global Climate Advisory Council, discusses key themes from this year’s CERAWeek conference in Houston, which convened policymakers, corporate leaders, and investors to discuss the future of global energy markets.
Investment Insight | View from Apollo
Beyond 60/40: Private Assets in an Era of High Public Valuations
Listen to Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Slok speak with Matt O’Mara about how a combination of elevated public stock and bond public valuations, recalcitrant inflation, and higher-for-longer interest rates could be creating new challenges for 60/40 portfolios and an attractive entry point to private markets.
