In today’s uncertain and more volatile environment, investors and advisers are reassessing risk and seeking greater clarity on what lies ahead for private credit portfolios. Understanding what you own, how it is structured, and how it performs under stress is increasingly important.

In this episode, MA Financial Group Vice Chairman Andrew Pridham AO is joined by Drew Bowie (Head of Real Estate Credit), Frank Danieli (Head of Global Credit Solutions), and Ashees Jain (Managing Director and Portfolio Manager). Together they unpack the evolving private credit landscape – both locally and globally – and share how we assess risk, build resilience, and identify opportunity in today’s market.

Highlights

1:25 Perspectives from on the ground in New York and why private credit is currently front of mind

4:50 Andrew Pridham on navigating uncertainty: “There has been a crisis of some type… on average every three years”

8:35 Andrew Pridham on the role of private market assets during periods of volatility: “Many of my best investment decisions have been to do nothing.”

11:00 Macro risks and how we think about preparing for the unexpected

17:40 Embedding contingencies into lending

22:30 Andrew Pridham on liquidity and private market assets

23:40 Why today’s market can be described as a “tale of two cities”, a deep dive on the comparison between the U.S. and Australian private credit

28:20 Current perspectives on the lending market environment and how they maybe becoming more favourable for private credit investors

33:05 Where we are seeing opportunity in private credit today

36:05 Key risks we’re focused on, including AI and technology, and the definition of a “prime borrower”

42:10 The importance of transparency, and why this scrutiny is healthy and necessary for the long-term credibility and sustainability of the asset class: “Our theme for this year is what’s under the hood?”

46:30 What matters most when choosing a private credit manager, including manager alignment, track record, and workouts capability

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