Insurance companies and pension plans are playing a bigger role in private credit, with new products evolving to meet their needs. But private wealth participation is still noticeably limited. In this episode of Strategic Alternatives, RBC's Robert Griffith, Global Head of Senior Relationship Management explores the evolving market with Jason Goss, Head of European and Structured Products, and Eric Wise, Head of Alternate Finance.

Private credit has outpaced growth expectations in recent years — but where is it headed next? In this episode of Strategic Alternatives, Robert Griffith, Global Head of Senior Relationship Management, speaks with Eric Wise, Head of Alternate Finance, and Jason Goss, Head of European Solutions and Structured Products, about innovation in private credit and how issuers can navigate this rapidly evolving market.

David Levin, Interim Global Head of Healthcare Investment Banking and Co-Head of U.S. M&A, Ahmed Attia, Managing Director, Healthcare M&A and Jason Levitz, Head of Healthcare Equity Capital Markets, convened at RBC’s Global Healthcare Conference in New York, to share insights on the latest M&A trends in life sciences, MedTech, and equity financing.

Marcos Torres, Global Head of Media, Communications and Entertainment, sat down with fellow RBC Capital Markets experts Chip Wadsworth, Head of Technology, Media, Telecom, Equity Capital Markets, and Nanda Kamat, Global Head of Project Finance, to explore the forces shaping digital infrastructure and the transformation of how projects are financed, structured and scaled.

In this episode, RBC Capital Markets' Co-Head of Global Research Graeme Pearson and Greg Pardy, Head of Global Energy Research, discuss key themes in the global and Canadian energy sector.

Greg and our Global Energy Research team see energy producers as better prepared for commodity price volatility due to improved financial discipline, while Canada solidifies its position as an energy powerhouse with increased production and enhanced infrastructure.

Can improved resilience and adaptability position the sector for continued growth and shareholder value in the future?

U.S. tariffs are on pause for 90 days, but sizeable 10% tariffs imposed on most countries on April 5 remains in place, and it, along with steep tariffs on imports from China, could have significant implications for U.S. inflation and growth.

In this episode we join Frances Donald, Chief Economist at RBC do with Josh Lipsky, Senior Director of the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center as they discuss the latest developments in U.S. and global trade policy and their impact on economic growth.

This episode was recorded on April 7, 2025.

Boomers are turning 65 in big numbers, and starting to think seriously about their financial future. Many of those in the middle-income bracket turn to CNO Financial Group. The demographics are in its favor, but how has CNO turned its business around in a notoriously tough market space? CEO Gary Bhojwani reveals its recipe for success at RBC’s Global Financial Institutions conference.

Watch here: Securing the future of an underserved group: Middle-income America | RBCCM

In this episode we’ll join Janet Wilkinson, Managing Director and Head of Global Markets Flow Sales, EMEA, as she moderates a discussion with two RBC Capital Markets experts, Peter Schaffrik, Chief European Macro Strategist and Ken Herbert, Senior Aerospace and Defense Analyst, as they’ll unpack the economic impact of UK and European defense spending shifts and discuss how defense companies are positioning themselves in this evolving landscape.

When headlines can tilt the capital markets from one day to the next, how can issuers, corporates, sponsors and investors stay on course? In this episode of Strategic Alternatives, RBC experts analyze capital raising opportunities for 2025 amid geopolitical uncertainty. Vito Sperduto, Head of RBC Capital Markets, U.S., is joined Rob McCormack, Global Head, Dept Capital Markets; Nitin Babbar, Global Head, Equity Capital Markets; and John Cokinos, Global Head of Leveraged Finance and Capital Markets.

2025 is set to be one of the most volatile geopolitical years in many of our lifetimes. The overwhelming uncertainty is causing “analysis paralysis” for decision-makers, slowing large-scale investment and hiring decisions, as companies try to get clarity on what matters and what doesn't.

At RBC Capital Markets’ Global Financial Institutions Conference, RBC Chief Economist Frances Donald spoke to Helima Croft, Head of Global Commodity Strategy and MENA Research, and Fred Kempe, President and CEO of the Atlantic Council, about the top risks and potential outcomes on global trade and tariffs, implications for energy markets, Russia-Ukraine negotiations, intervention in the Middle East, and more.