Episodes
Listen to Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Sløk and Jim Vanek, Co-Head of Global Performing Credit at Apollo, discuss their views on what’s next for credit markets amid the Fed’s shift to easing monetary policy and the election of Donald Trump as the next US President.
Published 11/13/24
Listen to Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Sløk and Jess Lipsey, a Partner in the Real Assets Group at Apollo, discuss their views on what might come next for real estate in general and real estate equity in particular, in the wake of an aggressive rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.
Published 10/17/24
Listen to Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Sløk discuss his views on what the recent rate cut by the US Federal Reserve means for the future of US growth and inflation. Also: What impact will lower rates have on financial markets?
Published 09/20/24
Listen to Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Sløk and Matt O’Mara, partner in Apollo’s Insurance Solutions Group, discuss how the structured nature of private market transactions can help align risk levels and returns, and how that dynamic is helping risk premia hold up in private markets.
Published 08/02/24
Listen to Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Slok and Alex Wright, Global Wealth Strategist in Apollo’s Client and Product Solutions Group, discuss their views on where to find attractive risk premia at a time of elevated interest rates and lofty valuations. They also tackle a top-of-mind question: Is the private credit market growing too fast?
Published 07/16/24
Listen to Apollo’s Global Head of Content Strategy for Client and Product Solutions J.P. Vicente and Chief Economist Torsten Sløk discuss the precarious outlook for the US economy as policymakers try to tame inflation without sending the economy into recession. It’s a wide-ranging conversation that includes the outlook for GDP growth, inflation, interest rates, and consumer spending.
Published 06/26/24
Listen to Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Sløk speak with Randy Anderson, a partner in the Real Assets Group at Apollo, about how surging interest rates have contributed to unprecedented conditions in the US real estate market, and how opportunities can be found as rates stay higher for longer.
Published 05/23/24
Listen to Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Slok speak with Matt O’Mara, Partner in Apollo’s Insurance Solutions Group, about how alternative investments can help mitigate volatility at a time of high asset-class correlation, and how adding alternatives with a focus on factors such as cash-flow generation and valuation can make portfolios more resilient.
Published 05/08/24
Listen to Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Sløk speak with Jim Vanek, Co-Head of Global Performing Credit at Apollo, about what a “higher for longer” interest-rate environment can mean for investors in private credit. Their wide-ranging conversation assesses current market conditions, discusses how the private credit market is growing and evolving, and identifies areas where they see opportunities arising for investors in the months ahead.
Published 04/05/24
Listen to Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Sløk and co-head of Sponsor and Secondary Solutions (S3) Steve Lessar discuss how private equity secondary markets can create opportunities for investors seeking diversification in an environment where rates are seen higher for longer and public equity valuations remain lofty. It’s a wide-ranging conversation, covering different types of secondaries, how to deploy them in portfolios, and much more.
Published 03/08/24
Listen to J.P. Vicente, Apollo’s Global Head of Content Strategy for Client and Product Solutions and Alexander Wright, Partner and Global Wealth Strategist at the Firm, discuss the current state of the capital markets, including reading the Fed’s tea leaves, asset allocation in 2024, and the growing deployment of alternatives in wealth portfolios.
Published 02/13/24
Listen to Apollo’s Global Head of Content Strategy for Client and Product Solutions J.P. Vicente and Chief Economist Torsten Sløk discuss the implications of the Fed’s surprising December 2023 “pivot” and its potential effects on the economy and capital markets in 2024. It’s a wide-ranging conversation, covering the outlook for rates, inflation, consumer spending, corporate profits, bank lending, and a whole lot more.
Published 12/28/23
Listen to Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Sløk and Vice Chairman of Global Real Estate Philip Mintz discuss where they see opportunities amid a still-volatile macroeconomic environment. They cover a lot: credit, equity, and real estate relative valuations; real-estate investments in the sunbelt and other “non-gateway” cities; what portfolio allocations might look like in 2024, and much more.
Published 12/05/23
Listen to Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Sløk speak with Olivia Wassenaar, Head of Sustainability and Infrastructure at Apollo, about the outsized and unprecedented investment required for the clean transition. Olivia and Torsten acknowledge the scale and cost of the climate crisis while also voicing optimism about the power and potential of public and private capital in addressing these challenges.
Published 11/01/23
Listen to Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Sløk talk to Jim Vanek, Co-Head of Global Performing Credit, about what’s happening in the credit markets, potential opportunities in private credit, and what to watch out for. Jim and Torsten engage in a wide-ranging discussion of the economy, the credit markets, the importance of vintage, and delve into details around potential opportunities in private credit.
Published 09/05/23
Listen to Chief Economist Torsten Sløk talk with Matt O’Mara, a Partner in Apollo’s Insurance Solutions Group, and Keith Black, Adjunct Faculty at the University of Massachusetts, about the concept of public equity replacement. Drawing from the work presented in their latest white paper (https://apolloacademy.com/beyond-beta-how-to-use-alternatives-to-replace-public-equity/), Matt and Keith argue how a portfolio of alternatives can keep the positive traits of public equity while mitigating...
Published 08/01/23
Listen to Chief Economist Torsten Sløk discuss his mid-year outlook for the economy, markets, and rates. In a broad-ranging conversation with Global Head of Content Strategy J.P. Vicente, Torsten argues that the economic outlook has worsened over the past six months, and the question now is whether we will see a soft landing or a hard one. Also, he provides his views on inflation, what’s next for the Fed, China’s outlook, and what it all can mean for investor portfolios.
Published 07/07/23
Listen to Head of Infrastructure Dylan Foo and Chief Economist Dr. Torsten Slok discuss investing opportunities in infrastructure amid stubbornly high inflation and higher rates. From digital and energy transitions to inflation hedging, bid-ask spreads, deal flow, and much more. Dylan and Torsten cover a lot of ground in this episode of The View from Apollo podcast.
Published 06/16/23
Listen to Co-Head of Private Equity Matt Nord and Chief Economist Dr. Torsten Slok discuss the current private equity investment landscape and how capital markets dislocations have helped create an attractive entry point into the asset class.(https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif)
Published 05/08/23
Listen to Chief Economist Dr. Torsten Slok and Co-Head of Global Performing Credit business Jim Vanek discuss the state of private credit markets, current opportunities, and the outlook for the asset class.
Published 03/22/23
In the latest episode of “The View from Apollo” our Chief Economist, Dr. Torsten Slok, speaks with Philip Mintz, a Partner and co-head of Apollo’s Real Estate business. Tune in to hear Torsten and Philip’s thoughts on the state of the market today as the Federal Reserve and other key global central banks continue to tighten monetary conditions, changing public and private real estate valuations after massive dislocations in capital markets, their views on distressed investing, and much more.
Published 12/06/22
Check out the latest episode of “The View from Apollo” where our Chief Economist, Dr. Torsten Slok, speaks with Matt O’Mara, Partner and Portfolio Manager here at Apollo.In this episode you’ll hear Torsten and Matt’s thoughts on why investors should be moving beyond the public markets and incorporating alternatives into their investment portfolios. Is the 60/40 portfolio dead? Tune in to find out.
Published 09/20/22
Check out the latest episode of “The View from Apollo” where our Chief Economist, Dr. Torsten Slok, speaks with Jim Vanek, Partner and Co-Head of Global Performing Credit at Apollo.In this episode you’ll hear Torsten and Jim’s insights on opportunities in private credit and how rising interest rates are impacting the private lending market.
Published 07/06/22
Apollo’s Chief Economist Torsten Slok recently joined the UBS On-Air: Market Moves podcast for an episode titled: How should I be positioned? Over the course of the conversation with Jason Draho (Head of Asset Allocation Americas with the UBS Chief Investment Office) Torsten discussed: * The current macroeconomic environment* The likelihood of a recession* How elevated inflation is likely to impact monetary policy over the next few quarters, and* Asset allocation options against the current...
Published 06/21/22