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.
In a recent Q&A, Apollo’s Chair of Australia and New Zealand David Moffatt joined us from Sydney to discuss trends impacting the Australian investment and retirement landscape, and what excites him most about the future of Apollo’s platform in the country.
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.
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