Bob O’Leary (Co-CEO and Portfolio Manager, Global Opportunities) and Armen Panossian (Co-CEO and Head of Performing Credit) shared their assessment of market dispersion in a recent webcast held for Oaktree clients. They discussed the state of the private and liquid credit markets and the ways to navigate an environment characterized by increasing bifurcation into winners and losers. Listen to an excerpt from the conversation in the latest episode of The Insight: Conversations.

Get the latest on the European economic backdrop and the state of its private and liquid credit markets with Nael Khatoun (Portfolio Manager, European Private Debt), Madelaine Jones (Portfolio Manager, European High Yield Bonds and Senior Loans), and Suzana Perić (Co-Head of Sourcing & Origination).

Private credit remains coveted by income-seeking investors, offering attractive yields and low volatility, but the quality of underwriting has recently come under scrutiny. In the latest episode of The Insight: Conversations, Brook Hinchman (Co-Head of North America, Global Opportunities), Christina Lee (Co-Portfolio Manager, U.S. Private Debt), and Matt Pendo (Head of Corporate Development and Capital Solutions) discuss the recent headlines relating to the private credit industry.

How are private and liquid credit evolving into complementary forces? And how can combining these two distinct but interlinked markets be of benefit to both investors and issuers? In an in-depth conversation, Armen Panossian (Co-CEO and Head of Performing Credit), Raghav Khanna (Co-Portfolio Manager, Strategic Credit), and Danielle Poli (Assistant Portfolio Manager, Global Credit) discuss the implications of the liquid-private credit convergence.

To celebrate the 35th anniversary of his memos, Howard Marks recently held a fireside chat for Oaktree employees. Listen to an excerpt from the conversation to hear Howard discuss why he started writing and why he’s kept at it, and learn more about the enduring investment truths encapsulated by his memos.

In the latest episode of The Insight: Conversations, Oaktree experts assess the bifurcation in equity and credit markets today, examine dislocation in the healthcare sector, and take a closer look at the recent resurgence of activity within commercial real estate. Steve Tesoriere (Co-Portfolio Manager, Value Opportunities), Olivia Guthorn (Managing Director, Global Opportunities), and Justin Guichard (Co-Portfolio Manager, Real Estate Debt) explore these topics and more from the recently published edition of The Roundup: Top Takeaways from Oaktree’s Quarterly Letters.

In the latest episode, Armen Panossian (Co-CEO and Head of Performing Credit) and David Rosenberg (Head of Liquid Performing Credit) assess today’s credit markets, including where pockets of relative value may be found, how a global approach can benefit investors, and why public and private credit markets are converging.

In the latest episode of The Insight: Conversations, Oaktree experts examine the recent volatility in the credit markets, discuss shifting perceptions of European credit, and take a closer look at asset-backed finance. Justin Quaglia (Managing Director, Credit Trading), Madelaine Jones (Portfolio Manager, European High Yield Bonds and Senior Loans), and Christopher Gray (Managing Director, Structured Credit) explore these topics and more from the recently published edition of The Roundup: Top Takeaways from Oaktree’s Quarterly Letters.