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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.
Investing Across the Credit Cycle
Apollo leaders discuss how investors can think about risk and opportunity across the $40 trillion private credit market. Viewers will learn how Apollo’s platform approaches origination, risk management, capital deployment and credit cycle investing.
Private Equity Portfolios: Three Key Dimensions of Diversification
Apollo’s Bryn Gostin explains why private equity diversification today should go beyond simply owning multiple managers. Viewers will learn how manager mix, company size, sector exposure and concentration risk can shape more resilient private equity portfolios.
From Origination to Execution: How Integrated Platforms Drive Value in ABF
Chris Edson, Partner and Global Head of Origination at Apollo, and Bret Leas, Partner and Head of Asset-Backed Finance, join host Stewart Foley, CFA, to discuss the evolution of asset-backed finance, integrated origination platforms, and the growing role of ABF within institutional portfolios.
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.
Repricing and Resurgence: The Evolution of Real Estate
Peter Braffman of GCM Grosvenor joins host Stewart Foley to discuss how repricing, capital flows, and operational performance are reshaping real estate investing for institutional and insurance investors.
Asset-Backed Finance in 2026: Scale Demands Discipline
Today, asset-backed finance is being applied across corporates, housing, consumers, digital infrastructure and governments globally. Its adoption has moved from theory to practice.
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.
Convergence: The Integration and Evolution of Credit Markets
Brian Weinstein and John Cortese debate how the macro situation, liquidity trends and other factors are affecting allocations and investment decisions at a time of unprecedented change in global credit markets.
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.
Real Assets, Real Impact: Infrastructure in Modern Insurance Investing
Scott Littman of GCM Grosvenor joins Stewart Foley to discuss infrastructure investing and its role in modern insurance portfolios.