Private Credit: Hype, Hazard, or the Next Big Thing in Long-Term Growth? With Huw Van Steenis, Vice Chair of Oliver Wyman
When someone speaks with a deep of understanding of the banking and finance systems, is widely respected, and then expresses a strong but debatable view, about a developing asset class, we think it’s important to hear that voice and to challenge and distil its key messages.
So in this episode we welcome back a former guest who appeared on the MMP in March 2023 during the banking storm, during with Silicon Valley Bank and then Credit Suisse. His conclusion was unequivocally that this was no repeat of the 2008 GFC, as has been proven.
In addressing his recent report from Oliver Wyman, titled “private credit is reshaping wealth portfolios”, we wanted to challenge him on a number of issues, including; Is it that innocuous? Is this a trend which will serve big private asset firms at the expense of individuals?
We also ask about bad times and souring loans, whether the loss of liquidity matters, and if we're merely swapping risks from the regulated banking sector to the unregulated world of the giant private market firms.
And so Huw and Simon face off in a discussion on the risks and opportunities that are the hallmarks of this fast-growing slice of the investing world!
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