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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.
Fraud Prevention in Private Asset-Backed Finance
Joel Hart of Victory Park Capital joins the InsuranceAUM.com Podcast to discuss fraud risk in asset-backed finance, private credit due diligence, and how disciplined risk management helps protect insurance investor capital.
Convergence: Navigating the Blurred Lines Between Public and Private Credit
Chris Gudmastad of Loomis Sayles joins the InsuranceAUM.com Podcast to discuss the growing convergence of public and private credit and what it means for insurers.
Building Resilience Through Liquidity Optimization
Peter Schenck, Head of Liquidity Distribution at Northern Trust Asset Management, joins Stewart Foley to discuss how insurers are rethinking cash as a strategic tool in today’s market.
AI Use Cases
StepStone’s Qi Liu provides an overview of how AI is being used within SPI by StepStone to streamline data organization and support investment analysis.
Incorporating Tactical Asset Allocation into your Strategic Asset Allocation
Kerry O’Brien and Harold Myers of MetLife Investment Management discuss how insurers integrate tactical asset allocation within long-term strategic frameworks while maintaining discipline, governance, and capital efficiency.
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.
Demystifying the Alphabet Soup of Securitized Opportunities
Paul Norris of American Century joins Stewart Foley for a practical discussion on securitized markets, covering ABS, CLOs, ABF private credit, and how insurers can assess income, risk, and relative value.
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.
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."