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Tune in to the InsuranceAUM.com Podcast, hosted by our Managing Partner, Stewart Foley, CFA. Our podcast features insightful conversations with CIOs, asset managers, and other distinguished professionals in the insurance asset management industry. Each episode delves into the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities, providing listeners with valuable perspectives and practical advice. Our podcasts are available in the Podcast Center and through popular distribution channels like Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. Don’t miss out on these engaging discussions that are essential for insurance investors and asset managers.
April Views from First Eagle Global Value Team
Portfolio Manager and Head of the Global Value team Matt McLennan explains why the conflict in Iran has abruptly reversed the “Goldilocks” scenario that markets had priced in and how gold has been efficiently pricing in the risk of war and renewing its role as a monetary reserve.
Quarterly Views from First Eagle Direct Lending Team: 1Q26
Michelle Handy, chief investment officer of direct lending at Napier Park Global Capital, explains why she believes that recent tensions in private credit reflect cyclical stress—not a structural breakdown in the asset class—and why these concerns reinforce the importance of manager selection, underwriting, diversification and understanding how vehicle structures impact liquidity.
Quarterly Views from First Eagle Global Value Team: 4Q25
In this quarter's Views from the Global Value team, Portfolio Manager and Senior Research Analyst Adrian Jones explains why he believes investors are embracing opportunities beyond the US as secular forces provide durable support for fundamentals in Europe and Asia, and how the direction of US interest rates and the US dollar may influence returns in 2026.
January Views from First Eagle Global Value Team
Deputy Head and Portfolio Manager of the Global Value team Julien Albertini explains why the team remains focused on risk amid widespread complacency and how a disciplined, bottom-up approach focused on quality businesses helps to manage risk and build resilience.
Quarterly Views from First Eagle Municipal Credit Team: 4Q25
John Miller, head and chief investment officer of the Municipal Credit team, shares his outlook on Fed policy and inflation heading for 2026, and explains how sound fundamentals and attractive valuation potentially set the stage for a strong muni rebound as technical headwinds begin to ease.
2025 Takeaways and Forward Look to 2026 US Direct Lending Market
Garrett Stephen, Senior Managing Director, Co-Head of Origination at Napier Park Global Capital talks to CJ Doherty, Director of Market Analysis at LSEG LPC, about private credit in 2025 and what is in store for 2026. "I'd say on the AI side, it's really a big focus at the business level for us on making sure that we're implementing AI more broadly within our work streams to stay ahead of the curve,” Stephen said. "If you have a large workforce and maybe not every individual within that workforce is productive, and you can utilize technology to make your core employees more productive, that potentially could cause some of that workforce to decline in those mature or declining businesses."
Diversifying Within Structured Credit
Noelle “Elle” Sisco of First Eagle Napier Park discusses how insurers can approach structured and alternative credit, with insights on collateral quality, active management, liquidity, and navigating late-cycle credit markets.
November Views from First Eagle Global Value Team
Deputy Head of the Global Value team and Portfolio Manager Julien Albertini explains how the concurrent rally of gold and equities may signal underlying risks and how the Global Value team employs gold as a potential long duration hedge.
Matt McLennan Featured on NYSE ETF Central Podcast
Matt McLennan joined the NYSE ETF Central Podcast to discuss the Global Value team's philosophy of resilient wealth creation, explore today’s macro backdrop of inflation, debt and geopolitical risk and explain why gold remains a critical hedge.
Trump tariffs will materially impact credit: Jon Dorfman featured on the Credit Exchange podcast
Jonathan Dorfman was featured on the podcast "Credit Exchange with Lisa Lee," where he discussed the Trump administration’s shock-and-awe approach to tariff negotiations and why stepping back from its more extreme positions was a prudent move.
Overlooked Opportunities: IG Emerging Markets Debt
Mark Hughes and Kevin Ritter, CFA charterholders and Co-Heads of Emerging Market Debt at PPM America, unpack overlooked opportunities in investment-grade emerging market debt.
Overview Of the Private Equity Market: Today’s Changing Landscape
Join host Stewart Foley on the InsuranceAUM.com Podcast as we explore the evolving private equity landscape, including co-investments, GP-led secondary deals, and the shifting dynamics of fundraising and M&A activity in today’s market.