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.

Payment in Kind (PIK) is an interesting and sometimes controversial feature of credit markets, especially private credit. Learn about PIK, understand the risks in the various types of PIK, and explore how it can impact credit portfolios.

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, Apollo Partner and co-head of Apollo Aligned Alternatives, 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.

Credit | Investment Insight
The Evolution of Sustainable Credit & Platforms at Apollo (Volume III): Broadening the Scope of Sustainability
Building on Apollo’s longstanding commitment to transparency, this white paper provides an in-depth look into the foundational approach and recent developments undertaken by our Sustainable Credit & Platforms Team.