In this episode of Diversify, Matt Harvey, Investment Director at BT sits down with the Vice President of Preqin’s Research Insights team, RJ Joshua, to discuss the asset class of private debt. What is it? What role does it play in a broader diversified portfolio? RJ also shares a range of data insights from Preqin’s institutional surveys.

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