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What We’re Watching: Our quarterly review of markets – June 2023
We provide our quarterly around-the-grounds perspective on public and private credit markets covering the sharp rebound in financial credit, signs of stress in corporate credit markets and the worsening outlook in commercial real estate.
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Accessing a 6.7% yield without the volatility and uncertainty of equities
In this Livewire ‘Fund in Focus’, Pete Robinson discusses the Challenger Credit Income Fund and outlines why private credit is a great diversification option for today’s income investor.
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Regaining Balance: Navigating Uncertainty in Private Credit Investing
In this article, Sid Kumar, Head of Acquisition Finance at Challenger Investment Management discusses how lenders are getting some of the balance back when it comes to private credit investing in current macroeconomic conditions in Australia. Kumar highlights tightening lending conditions, stricter loan requirements, and the importance of selecting experienced managers to navigate through uncertainty.
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Could ESG investment fall to the wayside when cost-of-living bites?
With individuals tightening their belts across the board, could responsible and ESG investment fall down the list of priorities? Pete Robinson flagged that cost-of-living and ESG investments did not need to fundamentally be at odds.
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What We’re Watching: The maths of commercial real estate lending – April 2023
This month we compare Australian commercial real estate loans with the United States, assessing which of the two markets are most acutely impacted by the higher interest rate environment as well as looking to where we may see opportunities in the quarters to come.
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Getting to know Challenger Investment Management – Meet Cherie Juwono
Meet the team at Challenger IM; Spend 2 minutes finding out what they bring to the table, their views on current markets and more.
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Getting to know Challenger Investment Management – Meet Sid Kumar
Meet the team at Challenger IM; Spend 2 minutes finding out what they bring to the table, their views on current markets and more.
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Why this investor prepares for 7 different recession scenarios
Pete Robinson reveals that he is preparing for any one of seven recession scenarios. In this video Pete shares which scenario he is preparing for and how he is investing on behalf of clients.
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Dividends are not the most important metric this bank earnings season. This is.
Global banking was rocked to its core in March. But it’s still not 2008 Mark II, argues Pete Robinson of Challenger Investment Management.
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What We’re Watching: Market Review & Outlook – March 2023
We provide our quarterly around-the-grounds perspective on non-financial credit, financial credit, ABS & whole loans and real estate loans, highlighting patience is key.
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What We’re Watching: Reading the fine print – February 2023
We wade into the debate on valuations of private assets stressing the importance of understanding the background and rationale for different approaches and why transparency is critical. We also discuss recent events around Credit Suisse and US regional banks.
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What We’re Watching: The swing factor in house prices that no one is talking about – January 2023
We discuss the impact that house price formations during COVID had on reducing vacancy rates, even in the face of net outward migration.