Private Debt – The Unrelenting Rise Of An Asset Class
When in The Godfather—cinema’s most brilliant depiction of a business family—the Corleone family come under attack, they ‘go to the mattresses’, ordering their foot soldiers to move into secret apartments, where they will sleep side-by-side on mattresses and await further instruction.
NEWS & ANALYSIS
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The coronavirus pandemic has hit public finances like a war. Across the world governments have scrambled to offset the economic and social impact of the virus. Huge, and necessary, rises in public spending have pushed government deficits to levels not seen since the two world wars of the 20th century.
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Transatlantic relations will be completely different depending on who becomes the next president. It is less US fiscal policy—which would be expansionary in any case—then international relations that are at stake for the next four years. For both Europe and China, the results of the US presidential election will be as important as for the United States.
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Next-gen Euisun Chung takes the wheel of Hyundai after 20 years, apparel brand Uniqlo predicts recovery to pre-pandemic profits within a year, ‘Pasta king’ Guido Barilla says next five years critical to fix global food systems.
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Dominique Carrel-Billiard, the global head of real and alternative assets at Amundi Asset Management , gave a 15-minute keynote address on The Rise of the Real Assets Umbrella at the IPE Real Assets & Infrastructure Global Investor Conference 2020 in September.
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Ramesh S Ramakrishnan, the chairman of the global family-controlled shipping and logistics group Transworld, says being alert and agile for new opportunities will be vital for families as businesses cope with the new post-pandemic world.
The volatility throughout this global pandemic has served as a blunt reminder of the vulnerability of our financial system to global shocks. Having spent 35 years in the private equity space, I have witnessed numerous economic cycles, but this downturn appears to be unique.
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